Examining the impact of parental education and socio-demographic factors on career aspirations in adolescent students in Delhi NCR, India: A cross-sectional study

Figures & data

Figure 1. Proposed Model.

Figure 2. Biggest Reason for Career Derailment.

Source: (FirstPost, 2014).

Figure 3. Self-determination on career.

Source: (Guilbert et al., 2016)

Table 1. Reliability test

Cronbach Value	0.898
KMO Value	0.922
Bartlett’s Sig. Value	0.00
Rotated Component Matrix^a
	Component
	Exploration	Agility	Self-determination	Perseverance
Persevere1				.797
Persevere2				.651
Persevere3				.467
Explore1	.485
Explore2	.639
Explore3	.628
Explore4	.547
Explore5	.442
Explore6	.582
Explore7	.543
Explore8	.590
Explore9	.508
Explore10	.520
Explore11	.432
Agile1		.616
Agile2		.575
Agile3		.418
Agile4		.534
Agile5		.633
Agile6		.633
Agile7		.469
Agile8		.534
Agile9		.513
Self-determine1			.716
Self-determine2			.495
Self-determine3			.513
Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis. Rotation Method: Varimax with Kaiser Normalization.
^aRotation converged in 14 iterations.

Table 2. Multivariate tests (parental education VS attitude)

Effect		Value	F	Hypothesis df	Error df	Sig.
Father’s Education	Wilks’ Lambda	.975	1.653	16.000	3226.771	.049
Mother’s Education	Wilks’ Lambda	.967	2.201	16.000	3226.771	.004
Father’s Education * Mother’s Education	Wilks’ Lambda	.895	1.863	64.000	4136.330	.000
Tests of Between-Subjects Effects
Source	Dependent Variable	Type III Sum of Squares	df	Mean Square	F	Sig.
Father’s Education	Self-Determination	6.940	4	1.735	2.263	.061
	Explore	4.069	4	1.017	2.191	.068
	Agile	4.855	4	1.214	2.212	.066
	Perseverance	1.469	4	.367	.498	.738
Mother’s Education	Self-Determination	7.860	4	1.965	2.563	.037
	Explore	5.970	4	1.492	3.214	.012
	Agile	10.228	4	2.557	4.660	.001
	Perseverance	3.099	4	.775	1.050	.380
Father’s Education * Mother’s Education	Self-Determination	27.053	16	1.691	2.205	.004
	Explore	17.141	16	1.071	2.307	.002
	Agile	23.380	16	1.461	2.663	.000
	Perseverance	19.784	16	1.236	1.675	.046

Table 3. Path Coefficient (SEM)

	Coefficients	P Values	Hypotheses Decision
Fathers’ Education -> Agility	0.021	0.536	Not Supported
Fathers’ Education -> Exploration	0.011	0.772	Not Supported
Fathers’ Education -> Perseverance	−0.005	0.872	Not Supported
Fathers’ Education -> Self-determination	0.009	0.804	Not Supported
Gender -> Agility	−0.056	0.094	Not Supported
Gender -> Exploration	−0.029	0.381	Not Supported
Gender -> Perseverance	−0.068	0.06	Not Supported
Gender -> Self-determination	−0.096	0.005	Supported
Mothers’ Education -> Agility	0.193	0	Supported
Mothers’ Education -> Exploration	0.208	0	Supported
Mothers’ Education -> Perseverance	0.143	0	Supported
Mothers’ Education -> Self-determination	0.1	0.009	Supported
University -> Agility	0.075	0.019	Supported
University -> Exploration	0.032	0.326	Not Supported
University -> Perseverance	−0.014	0.638	Not Supported
University -> Self-determination	0.043	0.369	Not Supported

Figure 4. Calculated SEM Model.

FirstPost. (2014, July 04). Surviving Office Politics, Agility Most Imp for Career Success, Reveals Survey. Retrieved March 17, 2019. https://www.firstpost.com/business/corporate-business/surviving-office-politics-agility-most-imp-for-career-success-reveals-survey-2009663.html

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Guilbert, L., Bernaud, J.-L., Gouvernet, B., & Rossier, J. (2016). Employability: Review and research prospects. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 16(1), 69–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-015-9288-4

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