Global socio-economic trends in the world of work, especially in transitional societies like South Africa, confront adolescents with career challenges that require a clear sense of self. We explore the relationship between ego-identity and career aspiration, the moderating role of gender, and the mediating role of self-esteem among 336 Black African adolescents. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between both ego-identity and self-esteem with career aspiration. No significant moderating role of gender or mediating role of self-esteem was established. Findings suggest the importance of a well-developed ego-identity and favourable self-esteem in the career aspiration of Black adolescents in South Africa.

在劳动世界中，尤其是在南非这样的转型社会中，全球社会经济趋势使青少年面临着职业挑战，这些挑战需要清晰的自我意识。我们探讨了336名非洲黑人青少年的自我认同与职业志向，性别的调节作用以及自尊的中介作用之间的关系。自我认同和自尊与职业志向之间发现统计学上显着的正相关。没有确定性别的重要调节作用或自尊的调节作用。研究结果表明，良好的自我认同和良好的自尊心对于南非黑人青少年的职业抱负至关重要。