Yang Peter
Department of Counseling, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 621, Taiwan.
Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Oct 15;15(10):1402. doi: 10.3390/bs15101402.
This study aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of career striving by exploring the trajectory of career identity and passion, particularly focusing on the evolution of young people's self-direction and energy while establishing their vocational careers. Utilizing the interpretative phenomenology paradigm, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 30 university graduates who had been employed for approximately three years since entering the workforce. Data were analyzed using a modified form of interpretative phenomenological analysis, combining idiographic depth with cross-case thematic synthesis. The analysis identified 20 experiential themes that captured critical aspects of career striving, including the career growth model, stress-coping model, and associated mechanisms. The conceptualization of career striving established in this study provides a theoretical framework for the development of career striving theory and implications for further research.
本研究旨在通过探索职业认同和职业热情的轨迹，全面理解职业奋斗，特别关注年轻人在确立职业生涯时自我导向和精力的演变。采用解释现象学范式，对30名大学毕业生进行了半结构化深度访谈，这些毕业生自参加工作以来已就业约三年。使用一种改进形式的解释现象学分析方法对数据进行分析，将个案深度与跨案例主题综合相结合。分析确定了20个经验主题，这些主题抓住了职业奋斗的关键方面，包括职业成长模式、压力应对模式及相关机制。本研究中确立的职业奋斗概念化为职业奋斗理论的发展提供了理论框架，并为进一步研究提供了启示。
