The Intentions of Parents in Influencing the Career Development of Their Children

Abstract

Parents' intentions associated with critical incidents they undertake in the career development of their children are examined from an intentional action perspective. From interviews with 207 parents, 1,772 critical incidents were identified. Approximately half of the incidents contributed to the construction of 10 categories representing the intentions of parents; the remainder was used to substantiate the categories. The categories illustrate that parents, although not necessarily attempting to influence particular occupational choice, are active agents in influencing their children in a broad range of areas in career development.

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“…Parents emerged as a major influence in the present study as in previous research (e.g., Young & Friesen, 1992). However, what is not clear in the present study is the nature of the parental influence.…”

“…In addition, parents and the home environment have been identified as critical contextual influences in adolescent career development. For example, Young and his colleagues (e.g., Young & Friesen, 1992;Young, Valach, Ball, Turkel, & Wong, 2003;Young, et al, 1997) have conducted extensive research on the relationship between adolescents and their parents in career decision making.…”

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“…School performance is a key mechanism through which adolescents learn about their talents, abilities, and competencies, which are an important part of developing career aspirations (Gottfredson, 1981;Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994. Parent academic involvement may ensure that adolescents obtain academic skills and knowledge that prepare them for considering higher level occupations (Young & Friesen, 1992). In fact, school performance and career Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Nancy E. Hill, Department of Psychology, Duke University, Box 90085, Durham, NC 27708-0083.…”

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“…De todos ellos, la familia y más concretamente los progenitores se han revelado como elemento central que determina el tipo de elecciones realizadas (Young y Friesen, 1992;Morrow, 1995;Bregman y Killen, 1999 El trabajo de Fisher & Padmawidjaja (1999), resalta esta labor de los padres. En efecto, los estudiantes de su investigación -elegidos por su condición de estudiantes excelentesconsideraban que el aspecto fundamental del apoyo recibido por sus familias era su disponibilidad, es decir, que estuvieran siempre accesibles y rápidos para ayudar.…”