TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics of longer-term versus transitional NEETs in Hong Kong
T2 - implications for career support services
AU - Su, Xuebing
AU - Wong, Victor
AU - To, Siu Ming
N1 - Funding information:
This work was supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust: [Grant Number #HKBU/HKJCCT-33-14-211].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022/11/2
Y1 - 2022/11/2
N2 - The sociodemographic and career-related characteristics of two types of youth who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) in Hong Kong were examined and compared: longer-term (≥5 months, n = 787) and transitional (<5 months, n = 3,939). After controlling for sociodemographic variables, multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that longer-term NEETs are more likely to be associated with risk factors such as taking a carer role, seclusion at home, involvement in deviant activities, having addiction or health problems; whereas higher educational attainment, identification of career interest and plans for future work/study/ training, and higher career adaptability appeared to be protective factors for NEETs and identifiers of transitional NEETs. Implications are drawn for research and career support services for NEETs.
AB - The sociodemographic and career-related characteristics of two types of youth who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) in Hong Kong were examined and compared: longer-term (≥5 months, n = 787) and transitional (<5 months, n = 3,939). After controlling for sociodemographic variables, multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that longer-term NEETs are more likely to be associated with risk factors such as taking a carer role, seclusion at home, involvement in deviant activities, having addiction or health problems; whereas higher educational attainment, identification of career interest and plans for future work/study/ training, and higher career adaptability appeared to be protective factors for NEETs and identifiers of transitional NEETs. Implications are drawn for research and career support services for NEETs.
KW - career adaptability
KW - career engagement
KW - NEETs
KW - protective factors
KW - risk factors
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U2 - 10.1080/03069885.2021.2023730
DO - 10.1080/03069885.2021.2023730
M3 - Article
VL - 50
SP - 950
EP - 965
JO - British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
JF - British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
IS - 6
ER -