Vocational Value Profiles of Students with Preferential Vocational Interest in Sport and Their Relationship with Personal and Academic Wellbeing

Abstract

En los últimos años ha aumentado considerablemente el número de estudiantes que deciden cursar estudios universitarios relacionados con el ámbito del deporte. Sin embargo, no hay estudios que hayan investigado la existencia de perfiles diferenciados dentro de los estudiantes cuyo ámbito vocacional preferido es el deporte. El objetivo principal de este estudio fue establecer los perfiles de los estudiantes de segundo curso de Bachillerato de España cuyo interés vocacional preferido es el deporte, según los dos valores vocacionales representativos valores vocacionales: (a) "tener una actividad profesional divertida"; y (b) "tener una actividad profesional cuyo horario permita conciliar la vida personal y profesional". Además, los grupos resultantes se compararon según su percepción del bienestar general y académico y su identificación con los demás valores profesionales. Doscientos treinta participantes (EDAD = 17,47; EDT = 0,669; N = 171; 74,3% hombres y N = 59; 25,7% mujeres) completaron unas medidas validadas. surgieron tres grupos que no diferían en términos de bienestar general y académico. académico. Sin embargo, se encontraron diferencias en cuanto a algunos valores vocacionales como "ayudar a la gente", "desarrollar la propia iniciativa empresarial" o "trabajar por cuenta propia". Los resultados nos invitan a a repensar las diferencias en los perfiles específicos de los valores profesionales y su impacto en las oportunidades de empleabilidad, y a considerar estos enfoques en la orientación de los estudiantes que tienen entre sus opciones prioritarias estudiar ciencias del deporte.In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of students who choose to pursue university studies related to the field of sports. However, there are no studies that have investigated the existence of differentiated profiles within students whose preferred vocational area is sport. The main objective of this study was to establish the profiles of students in the second year of Spain Bachillerato whose preferred vocational interest is sport, according to the two representative vocational values: (a) “to have a fun professional activity”; and (b) “to have a professional activity whose schedule makes it possible to reconcile personal and professional life”. In addition, the resulting groups were compared according to their perception of general and academic wellbeing and their identification with the other vocational values. Two hundred and thirty participants (MAge = 17.47; DTAge = 0.669; N = 171; 74.3% male and N = 59; 25.7% female) completed some validated measures. Three clusters emerged which did not differ in terms of general and academic wellbeing. Differences were found though in terms of some vocational values such “to help people”, “to develop one’s entrepreneurial initiative” or “to be self-employed”. The findings invite us to rethink the differences in the specific profiles of vocational values and their impact on employability opportunities, and to consider these approaches in the orientation of students who have among their priority options to study sport sciences.