The career decision-making of young adults from political families

• Main Author: Andres, Paolo Miguel D.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/18110
• Institution: De La Salle University

The study aims to explore the specific political experiences that young adults from political families encounter as they grow old and make career decisions. Young adults who are part of a political family have unique experiences compared to those who are not members of a political family, specifically, in making career decisions. There is a notion in the Philippines wherein, a child of a politician is most likely to follow the footsteps of their predecessors and become a politician themselves. The researchers used a qualitative approach for this study, interviewing four respondents who are part of a political family. Three semi-structured interviews were conducted for each respondent. Purposive sampling was used for this study because of the specificity of the participants. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)m was used during the analysis of the study. The researchers identified four main themes that would affect the career decision-making experiences of young adults in political families family influence , wherein it focuses on the family as the influence for career decision-making, experience in politics wherein the respondent's political experiences influence them, career priorities wherein the respondent explain their career-related priorities, and lastly, social responsibility wherein it focuses on the social aspects that affect career decision-making of young adults in a political family. The study discovered and described positive and negative experiences, and emotions that young adults from political families experience as they make career decisions. These can either motivate them or discourage them to pursue politics, and work towards a different career path.