ERIC Number: EJ1467829
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Apr
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Developmental Trends in the Relationships between Adolescent Career Maturity and Predictors in South Korea: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies
Sookyoung Son1; Yoona Jang2; Miri Yoon2
Journal of Career Development, v52 n2 p256-273 2025
This study examines how self-esteem and social support (parental, teacher, and peer) influence the career maturity of Korean adolescents over time. By synthesizing findings from 18 longitudinal studies, a meta-analysis was conducted. Results reveal that while self-esteem initially shows a strong correlation with career maturity, this relationship weakens significantly as adolescents age. In contrast, peer support maintains a relatively stable correlation with career maturity, even in late adolescence. Parental support also shows a gradual decline in its effect, but less sharply than self-esteem. Teacher support, though initially the weakest predictor, remains consistently correlated with career maturity throughout adolescence. These findings underscore the critical role of early self-esteem and social support in fostering career maturity and highlight the differing impacts of these factors over time.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Vocational Maturity, Longitudinal Studies, Self Esteem, Social Influences, Social Support Groups, Meta Analysis, Peer Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Gender Differences, Age Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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Author Affiliations: 1Innovation Project Group, Woosuk University, Wanju, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Education, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea