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How Do High School Seniors See Their Future? Parental and Peer Influences on Their Personal and Professional Plans

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  • Iovu Mihai-Bogdan

    (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Department of Social Work, 128 21 Decembrie 1989 Bld., 400604 Cluj- Napoca, Romania)

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Statement of problem: Future orientation is a multidimensional and multistage phenomenon. Studies have indicated that how adolescents anticipate and plan for their future is greatly influenced by the particular context in which they are placed, but most of the research in this area has been conducted with adolescents from western cultures. Aim: This study examined the personal (getting married, moving with the partner, having a child) and professional (having a job, starting a business) future planning of adolescents in contemporary Romania and its relation with adolescents’ background and with parents and friends support. Method: We administered a questionnaire measuring their future orientation and support from parents and friends to 3524 high school seniors from Romania. Results: Adolescents’ personal future planning varies across different life domains. Females were more likely to plan moving with the partner and getting married, while males were more likely to plan a career option. Family had an effect on professional plans, but the effect is negative, while friends were positive associated with all the future planning

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  • Iovu Mihai-Bogdan, 2014. "How Do High School Seniors See Their Future? Parental and Peer Influences on Their Personal and Professional Plans," Social Change Review, Sciendo, vol. 12(1), pages 1-18, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:socchr:v:12:y:2014:i:1:p:18:n:2
    DOI: 10.2478/scr-2014-0002
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