Thouin, Éliane;
Dupéré, Véronique;
Denault, Anne-Sophie;
Schoon, Ingrid;
(2023)
Beyond college for all: Portrait of rapid and successful school-to-work transitions among vulnerable youth.
Developmental Psychology
, 59
(9)
pp. 1573-1586.
10.1037/dev0001536.
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Abstract
For noncollege-bound youth, swiftly finding a satisfying job upon exiting compulsory schooling might support adjustment. Yet, youths’ own job perceptions have rarely been considered in school-to-work transition research. Sequence analysis of monthly occupational status over 4 years (ages 16–20) in a low socioeconomic status Canadian sample overrepresenting academically-vulnerable youth (N = 386; 50% male; 23% visible minority) generated five school-to-work pathways: two work-bound ones with jobs perceived as aligned with career goals (Career Job, 10%) or not (Fill-In Job, 26%), alongside three others (Disconnected [15%], Prolonged Secondary Education [25%], Postsecondary Education [24%]). Mental health was strongest in the Career Job pathway. Male sex and adolescent employment were precursors to this advantageous pathway, underscoring the crucial role of work experience.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Beyond college for all: Portrait of rapid and successful school-to-work transitions among vulnerable youth |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1037/dev0001536 |
Publisher version: | https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/dev0001536 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10175668 |
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