RESEARCH ARTICLE
The how and the why of study choice processes in higher education: The role of parental involvement and the experience of having an authentic inner compass
B. Vermote,
B. Soenens,
M. Vansteenkiste,
J. Coenye,
K. Verschueren,
W. Beyers,
Corresponding Author
B. Vermote
Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Correspondence B. Vermote, Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorB. Soenens
Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorM. Vansteenkiste
Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Coenye
Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorK. Verschueren
Department of School Psychology & Development in Context, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorW. Beyers
Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorB. Vermote,
B. Soenens,
M. Vansteenkiste,
J. Coenye,
K. Verschueren,
W. Beyers,
Corresponding Author
B. Vermote
Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Correspondence B. Vermote, Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorB. Soenens
Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorM. Vansteenkiste
Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Coenye
Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorK. Verschueren
Department of School Psychology & Development in Context, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorW. Beyers
Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Introduction
Late adolescents differ in the degree to which they are thoroughly engaged in the study choice process and in the degree to which their choices are autonomous in nature. This study examined the unique and interactive roles of (a) parental involvement in the study choice process and (b) late adolescents' sense of having an authentic inner compass (AIC) in predicting their study choice decision-making.
Method
A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 331 12th-grade adolescents from the Flemish part of Belgium (68.3% female; Mage = 18.04, SD = 0.48) in the spring of 2017 and 2018.
Results
Results of the latent sum and difference models revealed that late adolescents experiencing a stronger AIC and more need-supportive parental involvement showed more engagement in and autonomous regulation of the study choice process. In contrast, when experiencing more controlling parental involvement or uninvolvement, late adolescents showed more controlled regulation, with parental control also being linked to less commitment. Although mothers were perceived to be more involved than fathers, maternal and paternal involvement were equally strongly related to the study choice tasks.
Conclusion
Overall, late adolescents' sense of having an AIC and parental involvement were related independently to the outcomes, with sense of having an AIC yielding the strongest associations.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Open Research
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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