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Paid employment in adolescence and rapid integration into a career-related job in early adulthood among vulnerable youth: The identity connection
Journal of Vocational Behavior ( IF 11.1 ) Pub Date : 2023-03-05 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2023.103864
Éliane Thouin, Véronique Dupéré, Anne-Sophie Denault

For youth transitioning to adulthood, finding a job that matches one's career aspirations is a major challenge. This is especially true for non-college-bound youth, for whom well-paid, meaningful work opportunities are scarce. One avenue often proposed to enhance these youths' chances of successful professional integration is through work experiences during high school, which are thought to help at least in part by supporting identity development processes. The purpose of this study was to test this premise in a Canadian sample (N = 386; 50 % female; 23 % minority) of socioeconomically disadvantaged and academically vulnerable youth (48 % without a post-secondary degree) followed longitudinally from their mid-teens to their early twenties. Beyond potential confounders, no direct association was found between adolescent employment (at both moderate and intensive levels) and integration into a career-related job. However, mediation analyses showed that moderate work in high school (i.e., <20 h per week) was significantly associated with identity commitment (b = 1.82, p < .001), which was in turn linked to integration into a career-related job matching professional goals in early adulthood (b = 0.08, p < .001). Among the control variables, having a vocational degree was a strong predictor of integration into a career-related job. Overall, these results suggest that career counselors accompanying adolescents who do not intend to attend college should consider employment at moderate levels as an option to foster their identity related to future plans, interests, and values, as well as vocational training options.



中文翻译:

弱势青年在青春期有偿就业和在成年早期迅速融入与职业相关的工作:身份联系

对于即将步入成年的年轻人来说,找到一份符合自己职业抱负的工作是一项重大挑战。对于未上大学的年轻人来说尤其如此,对他们来说,高薪、有意义的工作机会很少。通常建议增加这些年轻人成功融入专业的机会的一种途径是通过高中期间的工作经验,人们认为这至少在一定程度上有助于支持身份发展过程。本研究的目的是在加拿大样本 ( N = 386; 50% 女性;23% 的少数民族)在社会经济上处于不利地位和学业上处于弱势的青年(48% 没有高等教育学位)从他们的十几岁到二十出头纵向跟踪。除了潜在的混杂因素之外,未发现青少年就业(中等和密集水平)与融入职业相关工作之间存在直接关联。然而,中介分析表明,高中适度工作(即每周 <20 小时)与身份承诺显着相关(b  = 1.82,p  <.001),而身份承诺又与融入与职业相关的工作有关匹配成年早期的职业目标 ( b  = 0.08, p <.001)。在控制变量中,拥有职业学位是融入职业相关工作的有力预测因素。总的来说,这些结果表明,陪伴不打算上大学的青少年的职业顾问应该考虑将中等水平的就业作为一种选择,以培养他们与未来计划、兴趣和价值观以及职业培训选择相关的身份认同。

更新日期:2023-03-05
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