Resumen

SUNZA CHAN, Sandra Paola; MARTIN PAVON, Mario José  y  SEVILLA SANTO, Dora Esperanza. Adolescents in rural communities: congruence between vocational personality and career aspirations. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2025, vol.15, n.30, e869.  Epub 31-Jun-2025. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v15i30.2363.

The inequality in opportunities for access to further education among adolescents from rural communities represents a challenge in the search for social justice, since their vocational development occurs amid a scarcity of information, lack of role models, and support networks. In this context, the objective of this research was to analyze the congruence between vocational personality and career aspirations in adolescents from a rural community in the Mayan region of southeastern Mexico.

A quantitative, descriptive-correlational methodology was applied through a census of the 150 adolescents attending secondary or high school in the 2023-2024 academic year. The results show a wide diversity of vocational aspirations, mostly oriented toward university education; similarly, realistic and social personality types predominate, which shows the influence of the environment on the development of adolescents.

In addition, a low congruence between their aspirations and their vocational personality is identified, which represents risks for career choice and school continuity. This hinders community development and is aggravated by the scarcity of opportunities. One of the main conclusions reached in the study is the need to work in collaboration with municipal authorities and educational stakeholders in order to create spaces that facilitate the development of viable life plans adapted to their personal and contextual characteristics.

Palabras llave : Personality; Career choice; Adolescence; Rural community; Social justice.

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