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Work values system development during adolescence.
1The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Adolescent work values develop predictably, with mechanisms maintaining harmony between current job values and future career aspirations. Educational expectations influence this value system development during high school years.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Developmental Science
Background:
- Work values are crucial for career development and life satisfaction.
- Understanding the stability and change in work values is essential for guiding adolescents.
- Existing models provide a framework for examining value system dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the developmental trajectory of work values in adolescents.
- To examine the interplay of discrepancy-reducing and cohesion-amplifying mechanisms in value development.
- To explore the influence of educational expectations on work value salience and change.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study design.
- Data collected from 1010 adolescents across grades 9-12.
- Analysis of standard-oriented (current work) and goal-oriented (future career) work values.
Main Results:
- Adolescent value systems develop in a predictable manner.
- Discrepancy reduction and cohesion mechanisms influence value integrity and harmony.
- Educational expectations affect the prominence of work values and their developmental linkage.
Conclusions:
- The living systems model effectively explains adolescent work value development.
- Mechanisms identified contribute to maintaining or enhancing value system coherence.
- Adolescents' future educational outlook shapes their present and future work value orientations.
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