What Do I Want to Be? Predictors of Communal Occupational Aspirations in Early to Middle Childhood
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| Title: | What Do I Want to Be? Predictors of Communal Occupational Aspirations in Early to Middle Childhood |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Olsen, Marte (ORCID |
| Source: | International Journal of Behavioral Development. Nov 2022 46(6):528-541. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Children, Occupational Aspiration, Predictor Variables, Sex, Self Concept, Foreign Countries, Community Role, Social Action, Sex Stereotypes |
| Geographic Terms: | Norway |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01650254221121842 |
| ISSN: | 0165-0254 1464-0651 |
| Abstract: | Research investigating occupational aspirations in childhood is scarce. In addition, most research on occupational aspirations has focused on increasing the number of women in agentic jobs. In the present work, we investigate factors associated with communal occupational aspirations in two studies with young children (Study 1: 159 children [84 boys, 75 girls], M[subscript age] = 5.51 years, SD = 0.37; Study 2: 96 children [48 boys, 48 girls]; M[subscript age] = 9.44 years, SD = 1.91). We found gender differences in communal aspirations only among the older children. In both samples, as well as when combining the two samples, the stronger the communal occupational gender stereotypes children reported, the less boys (and the more girls) aspired toward communal occupations. In the combined sample, communal self-perceptions mediated the relationship between child gender and occupational aspirations. Finally, the perceived status of the occupations was positively associated with communal aspirations among older children. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://osf.io/5cr3u/?view_only=1f03932d91a0436dbdeb0c7144247d7d |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1355114 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Research investigating occupational aspirations in childhood is scarce. In addition, most research on occupational aspirations has focused on increasing the number of women in agentic jobs. In the present work, we investigate factors associated with communal occupational aspirations in two studies with young children (Study 1: 159 children [84 boys, 75 girls], M[subscript age] = 5.51 years, SD = 0.37; Study 2: 96 children [48 boys, 48 girls]; M[subscript age] = 9.44 years, SD = 1.91). We found gender differences in communal aspirations only among the older children. In both samples, as well as when combining the two samples, the stronger the communal occupational gender stereotypes children reported, the less boys (and the more girls) aspired toward communal occupations. In the combined sample, communal self-perceptions mediated the relationship between child gender and occupational aspirations. Finally, the perceived status of the occupations was positively associated with communal aspirations among older children. |
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| ISSN: | 0165-0254 1464-0651 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01650254221121842 |
