What will I be when I grow up? The influence of growing up with developmentally disabled family member

Istraživanjem smo provjeravali razlike u profesionalnim interesima i vrijednostima te u odabiru zanimanja između učenika koji su odrasli uz osobu s teškoćama u razvoju u odnosu na one koji nisu. Očekivalo se da će učenici, sa specifičnom obiteljskom situacijom, imati razvijenije socijalne interese i vrijednosti te da će češće odabirati pomagačka zanimanja i zanimanja socijalnog tipa. U istraživanju je on-line putem sudjelovao prigodan uzorak od 579 ispitanika, učenika završnih razreda srednjih škola. Njihovi profesionalni interesi iskazani su na RIASEC skali, a radne vrijednosti na 5 vrijednosnih orijentacija. Česticom otvorena tipa ispitivan je odabir zanimanja, koja su kasnije kodirana u pomagačka zanimanja i zanimanja socijalnog tipa. Rezultati su pokazali da se dvije skupine ispitanika uistinu razlikuju u izraženosti socijalnog tipa interesa na očekivani način, no nije utvrđena razlika u socijalnoj vrijednosnoj orijentaciji, koja se pokazala najrazvijenijom u cijelom uzorku. Učenici s iskustvom suživota s osobom s teškoćama u razvoju, očekivano češće odabiru pomagačka zanimanja i zanimanja socijalnog tipa.The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in professional interests, work values and vocational choices between students who grew up in a family with developmentally disabled member and those who didn't. It was expected that students, with this specific situation, will score higher in social type of interests and values. Also, it was expected of them to choose helping professions and social type professions with greater frequency than the rest of the participants. On-line study involved an appropriate sample of 579 students, enrolled in final grade of high school. Their professional interests were calculated on Holland's RIASEC scale and work values on 5 value orientations. Open answered questioning regarding choice of career was coded into helping professions and social type professions. The findings of this study show significant difference between two groups in social type of professional interests in expected manner, but there is no difference in social value orientation which all participants value the most. Students, who have a developmentally disabled member of family, are more likely to enter a helping or social type of profession