A Qualitative Study of Academic Performance and Career Goals of Adolescents with Signs of Addiction

The present study is a qualitative study aiming to investigate academic performance and career goals in adolescents with attachment traits. The study population included adolescents aged ۱۳ to ۱۸ living in Tehran. The population was sampled purposively to saturation (۷ people). Using semi-structured interviews, data related to the sample was collected, and the research findings were analyzed using thematic analysis. After analyzing the interviews and coding them, ۵ main themes were extracted regarding the academic performance of adolescents with dependency syndrome, including ۱) lack of internal source of control in academic assignments, ۲) lack of sense of belonging to academic assignments, ۳) learned helplessness, ۴) lack of academic enthusiasm, ۵) academic inefficiency due to dependency in relationships, and ۳ main themes related to their career purpose, including ۱) lack of academic and career independence, ۲) confusion in the future career path, ۳) regression from purpose due to external inhibitors. The research findings showed that the academic performance of adolescents with dependency syndrome and their career purpose included two core themes, respectively: "The academic performance of adolescents with dependency syndrome indicates a lack of academic enthusiasm and belonging and inefficiency in academic functions." And "adolescents with dependency symptoms did not show an appropriate goal-directedness index due to their dependency in choosing their future career and educational paths."The present study is a qualitative study aiming to investigate academic performance and career goals in adolescents with attachment traits. The study population included adolescents aged ۱۳ to ۱۸ living in Tehran. The population was sampled purposively to saturation (۷ people). Using semi-structured interviews, data related to the sample was collected, and the research findings were analyzed using thematic analysis. After analyzing the interviews and coding them, ۵ main themes were extracted regarding the academic performance of adolescents with dependency syndrome, including ۱) lack of internal source of control in academic assignments, ۲) lack of sense of belonging to academic assignments, ۳) learned helplessness, ۴) lack of academic enthusiasm, ۵) academic inefficiency due to dependency in relationships, and ۳ main themes related to their career purpose, including ۱) lack of academic and career independence, ۲) confusion in the future career path, ۳) regression from purpose due to external inhibitors. The research findings showed that the academic performance of adolescents with dependency syndrome and their career purpose included two core themes, respectively: "The academic performance of adolescents with dependency syndrome indicates a lack of academic enthusiasm and belonging and inefficiency in academic functions." And "adolescents with dependency symptoms did not show an appropriate goal-directedness index due to their dependency in choosing their future career and educational paths."

کلیدواژه ها:

Academic Performance ، Career Goal Orientation ، Dependency Syndrome ، Teenagers