세대 간 직업지위 차이와 청년 이직의도

This study investigates how intergenerational occupational status disparities influence young workers' turnover intentions. This study uses 2017~2020 GOMS data merged with KLIPS wage data to examine how parent-child occupational status gaps affect turnover intentions. The results reveal that when individuals are positioned in a lower occupational status than their mother, their likelihood of expressing turnover intentions significantly increases. In contrast, occupational status gaps with fathers show no statistically significant effect. This implies that the mother’s status is a stronger psychological reference in shaping career views. Further analysis by household type shows that the effect of downward status mobility on turnover intentions is statistically significant only within dual-earner households. In single-earner households, no such effect was observed. This study highlights that parental occupational status serves not only as economic support but also as a benchmark for career expectations and mobility. In particular, the relative gap with the mother’s status plays a distinct role, underscoring the need to consider family dynamics in understanding the reproduction of inequality in labor markets and in designing interventions that promote intergenerational occupational mobility.