Attachment Styles and Parental Involvement in Children\u27s Career Decision-Making Process

Predhodne raziskave kažejo, da imajo starši pomembno vlogo pri kariernem odločanju osnovnošolskih otrok o nadaljevanju šolanja, poudarjajo pa tudi pomen skladnosti zaznav med mladostniki in njihovimi starši ter pomen kakovosti oz. varnosti navezanosti. V okviru magistrske naloge sem želela na vzorcu devetošolcev v slovenskih osnovnih šolah preveriti, kakšen je odnos med stilom navezanosti, skladnostjo zaznav glede vključevanja staršev v njihovo karierno odločanje in posameznimi kategorijami težav, ki jih imajo pri kariernem odločanju. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 170 devetošolcev in 113 parov starš-učenec. Pri udeležencih smo pridobili podatke o izraženosti težav pri kariernem odločanju, kakovosti oz. varnosti navezanosti na starša ali skrbnika ter stopnjo neskladnosti zaznav med staršem in mladostnikom o vključevanju staršev v proces kariernega odločanja. Rezultati so pokazali, da se večja kakovost navezanosti negativno povezuje z notranjimi in zunanjimi konflikti ter s pomanjkanjem informacij pri kariernem odločanju. Večji indeks neskladnosti zaznav o vključevanju starša v karierno odločanje otroka se je pozitivno povezoval z zunanjimi konflikti in z manjšo kakovostjo navezanosti med staršem in otrokom. Pomembne razlike med varno in ne-varno navezanimi učenci so se pokazale pri zunanjih konfliktih, notranjih konfliktih, pomanjkanju informacij in indeksu neskladnosti. Kakovost oz. varnost navezanosti na starša ter neskladnost zaznav o vključevanju starša v karierno odločanje sta torej pomembna dejavnika pri izraženosti težav pri kariernem odločanju. Rezultati so lahko v pomoč svetovalnim delavcem v OŠ pri načrtovanju intervencij v okviru karierne orientacije, ki predstavlja pomembno področje dela svetovalne službe.Previous research indicates that parents have an important role in their lower secondary school kids’ career decision making process about choosing the most appropriate upper secondary school. They also emphasize the role of incoherence in perceptions between adolescents and their parents and the role of quality of attachment. In my master’s thesis I wanted to research the relationship between attachment style, degree of incoherence of perceptions between adolescents and parents regarding the participation of parents in their children\u27s career decision-making processes and the career decision-making difficulties. My sample included 170 ninth-grade students from lower secondary schools and 113 parent-student pairs. I collected the data about the career decision-making difficulties, quality/security of attachment between the student and their parent and the degree of incoherence of perceptions between adolescents and parents regarding the participation of parents in their children\u27s career decision-making processes. The results indicated that the higher security of attachment correlated negatively with higher internal and external conflict and lack of information. Additionally, higher degree of incoherence correlated positively with external conflicts and lower security attachment. Important differences between the securely and insecurely attached students were found in inner and external conflicts, lack of information and the degree of incoherence. The quality or security of attachment and incoherence of perceptions between adolescents and parents regarding the participation of parents in their children\u27s career decision-making processes proved to be important factor in career decision-making difficulties. School counselors may find these implications helpful for planning and constructing the interventions for career orientation, which is an important aspect of their work