Good omens? The intricate relations between educational and vocational identity in adolescence. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Negru-Subtirica, Oana; Pop, Eleonora Ioana; Crocetti, Elisabetta
• Is Part Of: European journal of developmental psychology. Volume 15:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 83
• Page End: 98
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Educational identity -- vocational identity -- identity statuses -- adolescents -- Romania; Developmental psychology -- Periodicals; Developmental psychology -- Europe -- Periodicals; 155
• DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2017.1313160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-5629

Abstract

Abstract: This study examines the relation between educational and vocational identity in Romanian adolescents. Access to work-relevant experiences is very limited among Romanian adolescents, and most encounters with career constructs are confined to educational settings. Hence, to gain a better understanding of how identity processes in the educational and vocational domains support or inhibit each other, we aimed at investigating: (a) educational and vocational identity statuses through cluster analysis and (b) associations between identity statuses in these life domains. Participants were 1551 Romanian youth, aged 14–20 (39.3% girls), who completed measures of educational and vocational identity. Results indicated that, in the Romanian context, educational and vocational identities are closely linked, as adolescents draw information for future career development mostly from their educational experiences. Implications for youth policies and for applied interventions sensitive to socioeconomic and cultural realities are discussed.