Department of Home Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
Online published on 10 March, 2016.
Vocational interests are an important part of adolescent development. The change of vocational choice frequent in the period of adolescence. Youth makes career choice and multiplicities of factors influence their vocational interest (Haider, Chandwani& Rani, 2014). Career awareness is one of the most important part of the adolescent's life. Home environment influences on vocational interest appeared to be a prettydifferent zoneof investigation. This research primarily focused on the role of parents, father and mother, separately or together, sibling's influence, or the interaction between parents and children in vocational choice. Most theories and researches implicate the family as the primary context of vocational development. The family, and particularly parental figures, appear to be a much stronger influence on a child's vocational interest. Research indicates that parents are active managersin influencing their children's career development.
Home environment, Vocational Interest, Adolescent, Career choice, Family influence