an article by Daria B. Cochran, Eugene W. Wang, Sarah J. Stevenson, Leah E. Johnson and Charles Crews published in Career Development Quarterly Volume 59 Number 5 (September 2011)
Abstract
The authors investigated the relationship between adolescent occupational aspirations and midlife career success. The model for adolescent occupational aspirations was derived from Gottfredson's (1981) theory of circumscription and compromise.
The authors hypothesised that parental socioeconomic status (SES), ability, and gender predict adolescent occupational aspirations and influence career achievement in later life. Gottfredson's model was a good fit for the data. SES and ability influenced the formation of occupational aspirations, and ability and gender predicted career achievement in later life.
Additionally, occupational aspirations predicted career achievement in later life. Adolescent girls achieved less career success in midlife than did adolescent boys.
Hazel’s comment:
Interesting. Particularly as it comes fairly close, for me, from reading about abused children having a more difficult time in higher education.
Seems to me that we are what our childhoods make us although we can buck this with determination and understanding.
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