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Career Decision, Workplace Adjustment, and Person-Job Fit of Adolescents With High and Low Parental Support
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Neuenschwander, Markus
Hofmann, Jan
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We applied the social cognitive model of work satisfaction to the transition from lower secondary education
to work in Switzerland and combined career decision and adjustment to work. The model assumes
that self-efficacy affects career decision outcomes and adjustment after transition to work. Self-efficacy
interacts with parental support during career decision making. We tested the model using a longitudinal
sample of 603 adolescents who filled out questionnaires in seventh grade, ninth grade, and 1 year after
starting work. Structural equation models showed that parental supportweakens the effect of self-efficacy
on anticipated person–job fit and expectations of work conditions (moderation). Expectations of work
conditions and a company’s support help newcomers to attain a high perceived person–job fit. These
findings have several implications on how to support adolescents’ school-to-work transition.
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career decision making, transition from school to work, workplace adjustment, parental support, person–job fit, longitudinal studies, path analysis/structural equation modeling
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Neuenschwander, M., & Hofmann, J. (2021). Career Decision, Workplace Adjustment, and Person-Job Fit of Adolescents With High and Low Parental Support. Journal of Career Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845321995960