Socio-emotional skills profiles and their relations with career exploration and perceived parental support among 8th grade students

Frontiers in Psychology

Psychology

Beatriz Marcelo¹  Filipa Bértolo¹  Olímpio Paixão¹  Suzi Rodrigues¹  Vítor Gamboa² 

[1] Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal;Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal;Research Center for Psychological Science, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal;

关键词: career exploration;    parental support;    socio-emotional skills;    latent profile analysis;    person-centered approach;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1214395

 received in 2023-04-29, accepted in 2023-07-24,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Socio-emotional skills can play a crucial role in students career development. This study used a person-centered approach to explore socio-emotional skills (curiosity, optimism, empathy, sociability, and responsibility) profiles among 8° grade students (N = 310). We also explored the relations of these profiles with career exploration (self and environmental), perceived parental support (emotional support, instrumental assistance, career-related modeling, and verbal encouragement) and school achievement. Using Latent Profile Analysis (LPA), four distinct profiles emerged that differed in terms of level and shape, namely: Other and Task oriented profile, Socio-emotional Adaptive profile, Socio-emotional non-Adaptive profile, Self- Oriented profile. Our results show that the “Socio-emotional Adaptive” profile can be clearly differentiated from the “Socio-emotional non-Adaptive” profile given the higher values it presents regarding all the variables in study. However, the differences between the “Other and Task Oriented” profile and “Self-Oriented” profile (intermediate profiles) were analyzed and discussed from qualitative point-of-view and adopting an exploratory approach. Overall, the findings of this study indicate that socio-emotional profiles have the potential to account for variations in career behaviors and academic performance. These results provide valuable insights for the development and implementation of career-oriented interventions targeted at 8th grade students and their immediate relational environments.

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