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Examination about the Effects of Future Career Choice on Time Perspective in Japanese High School Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2015

Manabu Tsuzuki
Manabu Tsuzuki*
Affiliation:
Chuo University (Japan)
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*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Manabu Tsuzuki. Chuo University. 742–1 Higashinakano, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo (Japan). E-mail: manabu@tamacc.chuo-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

This study investigated types of career choice in high school students and examined the effects of career paths on time perspective development. The participants were 4,756 third grade students from nine public high schools in Tokyo. The high school questionnaire survey was conducted throughout autumn of 2008, 2009, and 2010. One year later, 962 graduates participated in the follow-up questionnaire survey by post. Distinguishing gender difference among career paths was found. Girls tend to choose significantly shorter learning careers (p < .01), for example junior college or vocational school in comparison to boys. Career indecision, i.e. students who could not set a concrete future career in high school, had significantly more negative time perspective than other groups (p < .05), which was caused by a deficiency of their basic cognitive ability. Longitudinal data showed different patterns of fluctuation in time perspective between “school to school transition” and “school to work transition”. It is suggested that the “school to work transition” tends to be more critical for adolescents and has negative effects on time perspective. These results suggest that the goal content in careers may promote or inhibit the formation of time perspectives during the graduation transition.

Keywords

time perspectivefuture goal contentcareer choicehigh school student
Type
Research Article
Information
The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 18 , 2015 , E17
Copyright
Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2015 

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