Vocational Identity Formation of College Students in Macau

Forming a vocational identity is a main developmental task during the transition from adolescence to adulthood. This study examined identity formation of college students in Macau, China, based on a neo‐Eriksonian identity formation framework. Data were collected through semistructured in‐depth inte...

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Published in:The Career development quarterly 2016-09, Vol.64 (3), p.244-258
Main Authors: Ouyang, Baixiao, Jin, Shuh-Ren, Tien, Hsiu-Lan Shelley
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescents
Adults
Analysis
Career Development
Career development planning
Career Education
Careers
Casinos
Child development
Chinese culture
Collaboration
Collectivism
College students
Colleges & universities
Decision making
Gambling industry
Identity formation
Investigations
Legalized gambling
Macau
Social aspects
Society
Studies
Teenagers
vocational exploration
vocational identity formation
Vocational interests
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Summary:Forming a vocational identity is a main developmental task during the transition from adolescence to adulthood. This study examined identity formation of college students in Macau, China, based on a neo‐Eriksonian identity formation framework. Data were collected through semistructured in‐depth interviews of 19 college students in Macau. All data were transcribed and analyzed by thematic analysis. Results indicated 2 themes, each with several subthemes that describe participants' vocational identity formation process. This study contributes to the vocational identity literature by integrating a collaborative perspective into the discussion of vocational exploration and revealing unique issues of vocational identity formation in a non‐Western and developing society.
ISSN:0889-4019
2161-0045
DOI:10.1002/cdq.12058