The aspects of parent-adolescent interaction when making a career choice

The paper identifies and describes the aspects of the interaction between parents and adolescents when making a career choice. The study shows that, in the families of adolescents who make their own career choice, the parent-child relationship is characterized by a close sense of intimacy between parent and child. Adolescents feel unconditionally accepted by their pa-rents, they are satisfied with the family relations, and there is little total parental control over them. As for the families where parents make a career choice for their children, the parent-child relationship is characterized by a high degree of parental control. Such adolescents are less satisfied with the family relations compared to students who make their own choice. Parents are very demanding while adolescents are more likely to feel rejected.