The Educational and Career Adjustment of Mexican-Origin Youth in the Context of the 2007/2008 Economic Recession

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dc.contributor.authorPerez-Brena, Norma J.
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, Lorey A.
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez De Jesus, Sue A.
dc.contributor.authorUpdegraff, Kimberly A.
dc.contributor.authorUmana-Taylor, Adriana J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-06T17:46:07Z
dc.date.available2019-09-06T17:46:07Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.description.abstractYouth's transition out of high school is a complex process that is informed by youth's awareness of available opportunities and resources, social norms, and social belonging and responsibility. Using a quasi-experimental design, this study examined the educational and career adjustment (i.e., college attendance status, post-secondary education type, work status, and work quality) of Mexican-origin siblings who made the transition out of high school before (i.e., 2005 or earlier) or during the economic recession (i.e., 2007 or after). Participants were 246 Mexican-origin mothers, fathers, older siblings (50% female; 38% U.S. born), and younger siblings (51% female; 47% U.S. born). Our results showed that, even though siblings grew up in similar family environments, 2007 graduates (younger siblings) were less likely to attend college, be enrolled in a university compared to a community college, and reported working in lower quality jobs as compared to 2005 graduates (older siblings). Results also showed that high economic hardship reduced the adverse association between perceived discrimination and youth educational and career adjustment, and reduced the protective effect of family obligation values on youth adjustment.
dc.description.departmentFamily and Consumer Sciences
dc.description.versionThis is the author accepted manuscript version of an article published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior.
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dc.format.extent27 pages
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dc.identifier.citationPerez-Brena, N. J., Wheeler, L. A., Rodríguez De Jesús, S. A., Updegraff, K. A., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2017). The educational and career adjustment of Mexican-origin youth in the context of the 2007/2008 economic recession. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 100, pp. 149–163.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2017.02.006
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/8612
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceJournal of Vocational Behavior, 2017, Vol. 100, pp. 149–163
dc.subjectcollege
dc.subjecteconomic downturn
dc.subjectfamily
dc.subjectlife course perspective
dc.subjectMexican-origin
dc.subjectcareer
dc.subjectFamily and Consumer Sciences
dc.titleThe Educational and Career Adjustment of Mexican-Origin Youth in the Context of the 2007/2008 Economic Recession
dc.typeArticle

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