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Delaney Verger
DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO
DO WITH MY LIFE:
HOW PARENTAL
INFLUENCE ON CAREER
CHOICE AND AUTONOMY
SUPPORT RELATE TO
STUDENT WELL-BEING

Key concepts
Parental autonomy support
Self-esteem
Self-worth
Subjective well-being
INTRODUCTION

Choosing the right career is
important
Other people may influence the
careers people choose to pursue
Another factor that can affect how
people choose a career is parental
autonomy support
Parents can impact their child’s well-
being
PREVIOUS RESEARCH

Do students’ perceptions of choosing their own
career path versus perceptions of parent-chosen
career path relate to:
 Self-esteem
 Self-worth
 Subjective well-being
Does perceived parental autonomy support
relate to:
 Self-esteem
 Self-worth
 Subjective well-being
RESEARCH QUESTIONS

FIRST HYPOTHESIS
Self-Esteem
Self-Worth
Subjective Well-Being
Perception of a
Mother-Chosen
Career
Perception of a
Self-Chosen
Career
Perception of a
Father-Chosen
Career

SECOND HYPOTHESIS
Self-Esteem
Self-Worth
Perceived mother autonomy
support
Perceived father autonomy
support

 76 participants
 Ages ranged between 18 and 23 years-old
 56 female, 9 male, 9 non-binary, 2 did not indicate gender
 19 first-years, 14 second-years, 16 third-years, 21 fourth-years,
1 fifth year, 1 thesis student, 4 did not identify their year
 Participants were recruited via Facebook and the
school’s email
 Participants were given a link to the survey
 In order to take my survey, participants:
 Had to be at least 18 years old
 Had to be currently enrolled in college
 Had to have some idea of their intended career path
METHOD

 All measures were adapted to the same 6-point scale from
1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree)
 Predictor variables:
 Perceived mother autonomy support
 Perceived father autonomy support
 Perception of a self-chosen career
 Perception of a mother-chosen career
 Perception of a father-chosen career
 Outcome variables:
 Self-esteem
 Self-worth
 Subjective well-being
MEASURES

PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTS-COLLEGE
STUDENT SCALE

PERCEIVED LEVEL OF CHOOSING THEIR
OWN CAREER PATH

PERCEIVED LEVEL OF PARENTAL
INFLUENCE ON CAREER PATH

CONTINGENCIES OF SELF-WORTH SCALE

Age
Gender
Year in school
AOC/major
Job they actually intend to pursue
DEMOGRAPHICS

PROCEDURE
Demographics
Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, and Subjective Well-Being (Counterbalanced)
Perception of a Father-Chosen Career
Perception of a Mother-Chosen Career
Perception of a Self-Chosen Career
Perceived Father Autonomy Support
Perceived Mother Autonomy Support

r(68) = .23
p = .057
RESULTS
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Perceived Mother Autonomy Support and Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem

r(68) = .29
p = .02
RESULTS
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Perceived Mother Autonomy Support and Self-Worth
Self-Worth

r(66) = .18
p = .15
RESULTS
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Perceived Mother Autonomy Support and Subjective
Well-Being
SubjectiveWell-Being

r(62) = .26
p = .04
RESULTS
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Perceived Father Autonomy Support and Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem

r(62) = -.08
p = .56
RESULTS
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Perceived Father Autonomy Support and Self-Worth
Self-Worth

r(59) = .27
p = .04
RESULTS
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Perceived Father Autonomy Support and Subjective
Well-Being

r(67) = .27
p = .03
RESULTS
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Perception of a Self-Chosen Career and Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem

r(67) = -.21
p = .08
RESULTS
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Perception of a Self-Chosen Career and Self-Worth
Self-Worth

r(64) = .32
p = .01
RESULTS
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Perception of a Self-Chosen Career and Subjective
Well-Being

r(68) = .01
p = .91
RESULTS
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Perception of a Mother-Chosen Career and Self-
Esteem
Self-Esteem

r(69) = .38
p = .001
RESULTS
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Perception of a Mother-Chosen Career and Self-
Worth
Self-Worth

r(65) = .01
p = .43
RESULTS
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Perception of a Mother-Chosen Career and Subjective
Well-Being

r(60) = .07
p = .59
RESULTS
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Perception of a Father-Chosen Career and Self-EsteemSelf-Esteem

r(61) = .28
p = .03
RESULTS
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Perception of a Father-Chosen Career and Self-WorthSelf-Worth

r(58) = .09
p = .51
RESULTS
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Perception of a Father-Chosen Career and Subjective
Well-Being

Findings
DISCUSSION
Perceived Mother
Autonomy Support
Self-Worth
Perceived Father
Autonomy Support
Self-Esteem
Perception of a
Self-Chosen Career
Self-Esteem
Perception of a
Mother-Chosen Career
Self-Worth
Perception of a
Father-Chosen Career
Self-Worth

Limitations
 Strictly correlational study
 Researcher developed the scales assessing perception of a
self-chosen career and perception of a parent-chosen career
 Did not use the full self-worth measure
 Characteristics and size of the sample
Future research
 Causal studies
 Other influences on career choice
LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH

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