| Abstract [eng] |
The goal of this research was to analyse the correlations among vocational school seniors’ and first year university students’ ego identity, vocational identity and career adaptability. Regression analysis and the expressiveness of ego identity, vocational identity and career adaptability was compared amid males and females, university students and vocational school students. The sample consisted of 298 participants (M = 19.33 years, SD = 1.10, range = 17-24), 150 university students and 148 vocational school students. The participants were first year students from all Klaipėda University faculties and senior students from three different vocational schools in Klaipėda. All the participants were provided with a copy of a questionnaire consisting of demographic questions and three scales: 1. Balistreri, Busch-Rossnagel and Geisinger Ego Identity Process Questionnaire (EIPQ) (1995); 2. Lithuanian version of The Utrecht Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS) (Pociūtė et al., 2014); 3. Lithuanian version of career Adapt-abilities Scale (CAAS) (Pociūtė et al., 2014). EIPQ scale was translated from the original language into Lithuanian language. The research showed that there is no significant difference between university students’ and vocational school students’ expressiveness of ego identity status and career adaptability. First year students showed stronger ego identity exploration, vocational identity commitment and in-depth exploration dimensions. Furthermore, there was a significant difference in ego identity, vocational identity and career adaptability between genders. Ego identity commitment dimension is positively correlated with two vocational identity dimensions: commitment and in-depth exploration, and negatively correlated with commitment reconsideration dimension. Also, Ego identity commitment dimension is positively correlated with all career adaptability abilities, while Ego identity exploration dimension is only correlated with one - concern. Two vocational identity dimensions (commitment and in-depth exploration) are positively correlated with all career adaptability abilities, whereas commitment consideration is negatively correlated with career adaptability abilities of concern, control, curiosity and general career adaptability. Regression analysis showed that ego identity and vocational identity are the prognostic factors of career adaptability. |
