2022 - Franco Angeli
Article
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Career aspirations, expectations, and perceived contextual barriers in native and foreign-born citizens : an italian case study
1-25 p.
- The Italian labor market is recognized as disadvantaged for foreignborn citizens, with negative effects on their psychosocial wellbeing. In other countries, significant differences between career aspirations and expectations or perceived opportunities in native and foreignborn citizens has been welldocumented, mainly due to the presence of perceived socioeconomic barriers, while studies on this topic are lacking in Italy. Addressing this research gap, we investigated the relationship between career expectations and aspirations in native and foreignborn citizens and the role of the perceived contextual barriers within an Italian sample. 291 inhabitants of Pioltello, a multicultural municipality in the metropolitan area of Milan, were involved in our quantitative study. Results suggest that, in line with the latest research trends, the Italian context differences already emerge in the aspirational phase, as foreignborn citizens are more aligned than natives with the labor market demands.
- Differently, natives operate a stronger realignment in the transition from career aspirations to expectations. Moreover, foreignborn citizens also perceive a stronger influence of socioeconomic barriers on their career opportunities. Policy implications of this findings in psychosocial and educational fields, aimed at promoting individual and social wellbeing, are finally discussed. [Publisher's text].
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Ricerche di psicologia : 3, 2022-
Information
ISSN: 1972-5620
KEYWORDS
- Career aspirations, Career expectations, Foreignborn citizens, Socioeconomic barriers, Social Psychology, Citizenship Education
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