Despite the growing body of research on the transition from school to work, an important aspect of young people’s social realities in this phase has been largely overlooked: their peers. This study investigates to what extent peer networks in late adolescence, and particularly peers’ appraisals of their own career goals, are related to young people’s subjective early transition outcomes in a Finnish sample (N = 322) between the ages 17 and 20. The results show that having peers who positively appraise their goals as attainable is associated with more positive transition outcomes as young people more often reported having reached a (temporarily) satisfactory transition outcome which they intended to maintain unchanged. Negative peer appraisals showed no associations with transition outcomes. The present study offers an important step toward a comprehensive understanding of the social lives of young people in career transitions and provides new directions for research and counseling.

尽管关于从学校到工作过渡的研究越来越多，但这一阶段年轻人社会现实的一个重要方面在很大程度上被忽视了：他们的同龄人。本研究调查了青少年晚期的同伴网络，特别是同伴对自己职业目标的评价，在多大程度上与芬兰样本中年轻人的主观早期转变结果相关（N= 322) 年龄在 17 到 20 岁之间。 结果表明，同龄人积极评价他们的目标是可以实现的，这与更积极的转变结果相关，因为年轻人更经常报告说他们已经达到了他们打算保持的（暂时）令人满意的转变结果不变。负面的同伴评估显示与过渡结果没有关联。本研究为全面了解年轻人在职业转型中的社会生活迈出了重要一步，并为研究和咨询提供了新的方向。