Search results for "elämänodotukset"

Aspiration development among rural youth : case study Liceo Rural Sámara

2017

The aim of this thesis is to provide a preliminary analysis of the aspirations of rural youth in Sámara, Costa Rica and the factors influencing them. This study will supplement the existing literature on aspirations, while providing a new approach to this field. By assessing which factors are most influential to youth’s development of aspirations this study hopes to provide information which can help to improve infrastructure for the development of aspirations in the future. The ultimate goal is to guide future structural changes to promote the development and realization of youth’s aspirations. The study implements an actor-centered approach by utilizing questionnaire data gathered in the …

Onnellisuuden pysyvyyden ja elämäntapahtumien väliset yhteydet keskiaikuisuudessa

2009

Pathways to adulthood : developmental tasks, financial resources and agency

2015

Workin' On a Dream: the American Dream in the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen, 1995-2009

2009

Deciding on the direction of career and life : personal goals, identity development, and well-being during the transition to adulthood

2017

Humans make efforts to manage their lives, and they do this by setting goals and making decisions. When they commit to their decisions, they construct their identity. This research aimed to study young people’s personal goal contents and appraisals, and how these constructs were related to identity and career identity development and subjective well-being. The theoretical basis of this research comprised the life-span model of motivation (Nurmi, 2004; Salmela-Aro, 2009), the conceptualisation of phase- adequate engagement (Dietrich, Parker, & Salmela-Aro, 2012), and the dual-cycle model of identity development (Luyckx, Goossens, Soenens, & Beyers, 2006; Luyckx et al., 2008). The data for th…