Real-Time Processes of Career Goal Construction: A Case Study Approach with Implications for the Development of Adolescents’ Identity

Figures & data

Figure 1. Lotta – Trajectories of the dimensions of the career goal appraisals across measurements (raw scores).

Note. Goal changed one time, on week 28, because of a change in circumstances. Missing entries in the weekly measurements correspond to missing data.

Table 1. Summary of the results of the ARIMA models computed for each participant and each dimension of the career goal appraisals individually

Goal appraisal dimension	Participant
	Lotta	Hannaliisa	Maari	Henrik
Commitment	(0, 1, 1)	(2, 1, 0)	(1, 1, 0)	(1, 1, 0)
Confidence	(2, 1, 0)	(1, 0, 0)	(1, 1, 0)	(3, 1, 0)
Difficulty	(1, 1, 0)	(0, 1, 0)	(2, 1, 0)	(4, 1, 0)
Effort	(0, 1, 1)	(0, 0, 0)	(1, 1, 0)	(2, 1, 0)
Progress	(1, 1, 0)	(1, 1, 0)	(1, 1, 0)	(3, 1, 0)
Stress	(1, 1, 0)	(0, 1, 0)	(0, 0, 0)	(1, 1, 0)

ARIMA (p,d,q) model: p = number of autoregressive terms; d = number of lagged forecast errors in the prediction equation; q = number of non-seasonal differences needed for stationarity. All values were significant at, at least, p < 0.05.

Table 2. Bivariate associations combining all possible pairs of the dimensions of the career goal appraisals for each participant individually

Pairs of goal appraisal dimensions	Participant
	Lotta	Hannaliisa	Maari	Henrik
Commitment * Confidence	0.099	0.244	−0.089	0.290
Commitment * Difficulty	0.298	−0.338^+	0.227	−0.282
Commitment * Effort	−0.038	0.107	0.385*	−0.020
Commitment * Progress	−0.154	0.036	0.129	−0.104
Commitment * Stress	0.278	0.059	0.165	0.001
Confidence * Difficulty	0.380*	0.107	−0.693**	−0.429**
Confidence * Effort	0.089	0.240	−0.240	0.295
Confidence * Progress	−0.121	0.018	0.505**	0.263
Confidence * Stress	−0.014	0.046	−0.394*	−0.009
Difficulty * Effort	−0.119	−0.190	0.220	0.018
Difficulty * Progress	−0.011	−0.024	−0.447**	−0.290
Difficulty * Stress	−0.112	0.012	0.546**	0.033
Effort * Progress	0.457**	0.223	0.097	0.390*
Effort * Stress	−0.210	−0.120	0.320^+	0.395*
Progress * Stress	0.024	0.293	−0.143	0.013

***p <0.001. **p <0.01. *p <0.05. ⁺p marginally significant.

Figure 2. Hannaliisa – Trajectories of the dimensions of the career goal appraisals across measurements (raw scores).

Note. Goal changed four times, on week 3 (coming to a realization/decision); on week 14 (a change in circumstances); and on weeks 16 and 33 (self-doubt/negativity). Missing entries in the weekly measurements correspond to missing data.

Figure 3. Maari – Trajectories of the dimensions of the career goal appraisals across measurements (raw scores).

Note. Goal changed 9 times, on weeks 2, 3, 7, 8, 16 and 17 (coming to a decision/realization); on week 28 (self-doubt/ negativity); on week 30 (achievement of previous goal); and on week 31 (a change in circumstances). Missing entries in the weekly measurements correspond to missing data.

Figure 4. Henrik – Trajectories of the dimensions of the career goal appraisals across measurements (raw scores).

Note. Goal changed 17 times, on weeks 4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 21, 33-35 and 37-39 (a change in circumstances); on weeks 2 and 22 (a change in focus); on week 31 (coming to a decision/realization); and on week 29 (a change in circumstances and achievement of previous goal). Missing entries in the weekly measurements correspond to missing data.