How Closeness Affects Parental Influence on Business College Students' Career Choices.

Hoffman, James J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ448103

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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How Closeness Affects Parental Influence on Business College Students' Career Choices.

Hoffman, James J.; And Others

Journal of Career Development, v19 n1 p65-73 Fall 1992

Information on parents' salary, success, and influence on and closeness to offspring gathered from 260 business college students showed that (1) students' gender was not related to their perception of parental influence; and (2) closeness to fathers affected parental influence, but mother closeness was not a significant predictor of parental influence. (SK)

Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Career Choice, Family Income, Fathers, Higher Education, Intimacy, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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