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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Career Development

Background:

  • Life goals significantly influence life and career trajectories.
  • Previous research links life goals to outcomes, but not specifically life goal development.
  • Understanding how life goals evolve is key to predicting educational and occupational paths.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine life goal development from adolescence to young adulthood.
  • To investigate the association between life goal development and educational/occupational outcomes.
  • To identify which life goals are most predictive of future success.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of two Icelandic youth samples (N=1824) over 12 years.
  • Assessed life goal stability and change from adolescence to young adulthood.
  • Analyzed the predictive power of life goals and their changes on educational attainment and occupational outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Life goals demonstrated high stability but generally decreased in importance, except for family/community goals.
  • Adolescent life goals and changes in specific goals predicted later educational and occupational outcomes.
  • Education and prestige life goals emerged as the strongest predictors of future outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Life goal development is a significant predictor of educational attainment and occupational outcomes.
  • Early life goals and their evolution play a vital role in shaping career behaviors and success.
  • The findings underscore the importance of supporting goal development in youth for future success.