International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 5

Influence of Home Enviornment on Vocational Interest Among Adolescents

  • Author:
  • Karuna Sharma
  • Total Page Count: 14
  • Page Number: 518 to 531

Department of Home Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

Online published on 10 March, 2016.

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Home environment, Vocational Interest, Adolescent, Career choice, Family influence