Intergenerational occupational transmission: Do offspring walk in the footsteps of mom or dad,or both? |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Behavioral Sciences and Psychology, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel;2. School of Business Administration, Netanya Academic College, 1 University Street, Kiryat Yitzhak Rabin, Netanya 42365, Israel;1. The School of Economics, Xiamen University, Siming South Road 422#, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;2. The Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University, Siming South Road 422#, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;1. University of Southern California & RAND Corporation, 1090 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 1250, Washington, DC 20005, USA;2. RAND Corporation, 1776 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA;1. Ecole de Management de Normandie, 9 rue Claude Bloch, 14000 Caen, France;2. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands;3. Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, 8 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108, USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this research was to apply the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in order to investigate intergenerational occupational transmission between parents and their children. A sample of 260 undergraduate students completed a questionnaire measuring TPB variables, and congruence was calculated between the parents' occupations and their offspring's chosen profession. Intention to work in the parents' occupations was predicted by attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control. Congruence between parents' and their children's occupational choice was predicted by intention and perceived behavioral control. The findings provide support to the relational approach in career choice. Implications of the findings for career counselors and young people's career choices are discussed. |
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