Dream or calculation: features of professional self-determination of modern teenagers

Key Points

• This research explores the professional self-determination and identity formation among modern adolescents.
• Analyzed diagnostic data from 8th grade students
• Identified main motives for career choice
• Classified motives into dominant, secondary, and peripheral groups
• Conducted qualitative analysis of professional identity state
• Dominant motives significantly influence professional identity formation.
• Secondary and peripheral motives also play a role but are less impactful.
• Qualitative insights reveal the complexity of professional self-determination.