|
Age
Life Stage |
Adolescence 14-25 |
Early Adulthood 25-45 |
Middle Adulthood 45-65 |
Late Adulthood 65 & Over |
| Decline | Giving less time to hobbies | Reducing sports participation | Focusing on essentials | Reducing working hours |
| Maintenance | Verifying current occupational choice | Making occupational position secure | Holding one's own against competition | Keeping what one enjoys |
| Establishment | Getting started in a chosen field | Settling down in a suitable position | Developing new skills | Doing things one has wanted to do |
| Exploration | Learning more about opportunities | Finding desired opportunity | Identifying new tasks to work on | Finding a good retirement place |
| Growth | Developing a realistic self-concept | Learning to relate to others | Accepting one's own limitations | Developing and valuing nonoccupational roles |
Super, D.E. (1990). A life-span, life-space approach to career development. In D. Brown & L. Brooks (Eds.) Career choice and development: Applying contemporary theories to practice (2nd ed.), p. 216. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.