A transactional model of career adaptability: Longitudinal links between parental career-related behaviors, parent-child relationship, and career adaptability among Chinese adolescents

IF 5.2 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2024-07-14 DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2024.104025

Hanfang Zhou , Qingyin Li , Jingyi Shen , Jichao Jia , Wei Tong , Xiaoyi Fang

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Although prior studies have established that parental involvement affects career adaptability, few if any have investigated the reciprocal effect of career adaptability on parental involvement. Based on career construction theory and the transactional model of development, this study aimed to examine the bidirectional associations between specific parental career-related behaviors (i.e., support, interference, and lack of engagement), the parent-child relationship, and career adaptability. A three-wave longitudinal design was used to collect data from 3837 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 16.68, SD = 0.45, 52 % females) at three time points with 1-year intervals. The results revealed: (a) bidirectional relationships between support and career adaptability; (b) bidirectional relationships between parent-child relationship and career adaptability, an association that became stronger during the transition from grade 11 to grade 12; (c) bidirectional relationships between the three different parental career-related behaviors and the parent-child relationship. No difference in strength was observed between the parent-driven effect and the child-driven effect. Remarkably, the parent-child relationship was more strongly associated with career adaptability than with any specific parental career-related behavior. Two potential mechanisms were also identified: (a) the cumulative influence of support on the development of career adaptability and vice versa; (b) a longitudinal mediating role of the parent-child relationship between parental career-related behaviors and career adaptability. This study suggests that career adaptability can develop from career-related support and positive parent-child relationship. Relevant interventions could be integrated into educational and counseling programs to equip parents with effective strategies for supporting their children's career development.

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职业适应性的交易模型：父母职业相关行为、亲子关系与中国青少年职业适应性之间的纵向联系

尽管之前的研究已经证实父母的参与会影响职业适应性，但很少有研究探讨职业适应性对父母参与的相互影响。本研究以职业建构理论和发展的交易模型为基础，旨在考察父母与职业相关的具体行为（即支持、干涉和缺乏参与）、亲子关系和职业适应性之间的双向关联。研究采用三波纵向设计，收集了3837名中国青少年（年龄=16.68，标准差=0.45，52%为女性）在三个时间点的数据，每个时间点间隔1年。研究结果表明：（a）支持与职业适应性之间存在双向关系；（b）亲子关系与职业适应性之间存在双向关系，这种关系在 11 年级向 12 年级过渡期间变得更加紧密；（c）父母三种不同的职业相关行为与亲子关系之间存在双向关系。在父母驱动效应和子女驱动效应之间没有观察到强度上的差异。值得注意的是，亲子关系与职业适应性的关系比与任何特定的父母职业相关行为的关系更为密切。研究还发现了两种潜在的机制(a) 支持对职业适应性发展的累积影响，反之亦然；(b) 亲子关系在父母职业相关行为和职业适应性之间的纵向中介作用。这项研究表明，职业适应性可以从与职业相关的支持和积极的亲子关系中发展起来。可将相关干预措施纳入教育和咨询计划，使父母掌握支持子女职业发展的有效策略。

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Journal of Vocational Behavior PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Vocational Behavior publishes original empirical and theoretical articles offering unique insights into the realms of career choice, career development, and work adjustment across the lifespan. These contributions are not only valuable for academic exploration but also find applications in counseling and career development programs across diverse sectors such as colleges, universities, business, industry, government, and the military. The primary focus of the journal centers on individual decision-making regarding work and careers, prioritizing investigations into personal career choices rather than organizational or employer-level variables. Example topics encompass a broad range, from initial career choices (e.g., choice of major, initial work or organization selection, organizational attraction) to the development of a career, work transitions, work-family management, and attitudes within the workplace (such as work commitment, multiple role management, and turnover).