The Career-Related Parental Involvement Scale: Development and Validation Among College Senior Emerging Adults in India and the U.S. Issue 1 (February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alexander, Achu Johnson; Lowe, Katie
• Is Part Of: Emerging adulthood. Volume 11:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 190
• Page End: 206
• Publication Date: 2023-02
• Subjects: Parental involvement -- career -- college seniors -- emerging adults -- India; Young adults -- Periodicals; Adolescence -- Periodicals; Teenagers -- Periodicals; Adolescent psychology -- Periodicals; 305
• DOI: 10.1177/21676968221091364
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2167-6968

Abstract

The senior year in college is a pivotal time for emerging adults as they plan and make career decisions for their post-college lives. During this challenging transition, parents may be a safeguard; however, little research identifies how parents are involved in their emerging adult's career development. The present study examined career-related parental involvement (CRPI; for mothers and fathers separately) from the perspective of graduating seniors in India and the US to develop and validate a new CRPI scale. Participants (India n = 1544; US n = 247) completed the CRPI scale and other related measures. Findings suggest that the 20-item CRPI scale represents three dimensions of career involvement across cultures and parents: Support, Interference, and Disengagement. Results supported the scale's convergent and concurrent validity (e.g., negative association between disengagement and parent-emerging adult relationships). Notable role differences between parents were observed across cultures. Implications include the use of this scale across diverse cultures.