The relation between subjective well‐being and career aspirations amongst a sample of adolescents in low socioeconomic status communities in Cape Town

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ID11042979
AutoresDonnay Manuel (0000-0001-6669-5683, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families, and Society University of the Western Cape Cape Town South Africa, autor de correspondencia), Shazly Savahl (0000-0002-3909-3836, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families, and Society University of the Western Cape Cape Town South Africa), F Casas (0000-0002-8045-3442, Research Institute on Quality of Life Universitat de Girona Girona Spain), Habib Tiliouine (0000-0001-9714-8041, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Oran Oran Algeria), Deborah Isobell (0000-0003-2409-8631, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families, and Society University of the Western Cape Cape Town South Africa), Mulalo Mpilo (0000-0003-1974-0589, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families, and Society University of the Western Cape Cape Town South Africa), Maria Florence (0000-0003-4854-7753, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families, and Society University of the Western Cape Cape Town South Africa), Sabirah Adam (0000-0003-0495-8761, Language Development Group, Centre for Higher Education Development University of Cape Town Bellville South Africa)
Año2020
Volumen48
Número8
Páginas2702-2722
Fecha de publicación2020-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22449
PMID32939759
OpenAlexW3087316760
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas80

The study aimed to determine the relation between adolescents’ subjective well‐being and career aspirations. The study further aimed to determine the extent to which social support mediates this relation. The sample comprised 1082 adolescents in Grades 8–11, selected from schools located in low socioeconomic status communities in Cape Town, South Africa. The overall model demonstrated a nonsignificant relation between adolescents’ subjective well‐being and career aspirations. Across gender, the results indicated a significant relation between subjective well‐being and career aspirations for the male group, but not for females. The results further indicate that social support did not mediate the relation between adolescents’ subjective well‐being and career aspirations for the pooled sample. However, for females, the study found a significant negative relation between social support and aspirations. We recommend targeting interventions at an institutional level, inclusive of challenging gender roles and providing information about educational and career opportunities for young people

Cape · Developmental psychology · Geography · Population · Psychological intervention · Relation (database) · Sample (material) · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology