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Career goals in the high risk adolescent
Charlene Fleming1, Charles Woods, Shari L Barkin
1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Clinical Pediatrics
|September 14, 2006
Summary
Having a career goal protects adolescents, especially those at high risk. Students with jobs, females, 18-year-olds, and those with employed mothers were more likely to have career goals.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Sociology of Education
Background:
- Adolescent career goals are crucial for healthy development.
- This protective factor is particularly important for high-risk adolescents.
- Understanding predictors of career goals can inform interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between future career goals and predictor variables in high-risk adolescents.
- To identify factors associated with having a career goal in this population.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study design.
- Survey data collected from high-risk adolescents.
- Analysis of demographic and employment variables in relation to career goal attainment.
Main Results:
- 49% of students reported having a career goal.
- Having a job increased the likelihood of having a career goal by 5.1 times.
- Being female, 18 years old, or having an employed mother doubled the likelihood of having a career goal.
Conclusions:
- Career goals are present in a significant portion of high-risk adolescents.
- Employment and specific demographic factors are associated with career goal development.
- Interventions to foster career goals in high-risk youth are recommended.
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