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Some Explorations Of A Theory Of Vocational Choice: I. One- And Two-Year Longitudinal Studies

Some Explorations Of A Theory Of Vocational Choice: I. One- And Two-Year Longitudinal Studies This report is the first of several studies which will explore a theory of vocational choice and personal dispositions by testing some of its hypotheses. The data for the present study were obtained from two assessment studies planned primarily to predict college grades and post-college achievement; the samples for which the data were obtained have been designated as the 1958 and 1959 samples throughout the report. The scope of a theory of vocational choice has been explored by testing some of the hypotheses derived from its major formulations: the model orientation (direction of vocational choice) and its attributes, and motivation to achieve (level of vocational choice) and its attributes. In accordance with the original statement of the theory, six occupational preference scales from the vocational preference inventory (VPI) were used to estimate the personal orientations of large national samples of high school seniors of superior academic aptitude. The results show that students with different dominant personal orientations (defined by coded scales from a vocational preference inventory) have significantly different attributes, including academic aptitudes, fathers' occupations, self-concepts, extracurricular activities and interests, college majors, career choices, achievements, and parental attitudes and values. The attributes of students with a given dominant personal orientation generally correspond to the attributes hypothesized for the corresponding model orientation. The personal orientations show different degrees of susceptibility to outside influence. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychological Monographs: General and Applied American Psychological Association

Some Explorations Of A Theory Of Vocational Choice: I. One- And Two-Year Longitudinal Studies

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American Psychological Association
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Copyright © 1962 American Psychological Association
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0096-9753
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10.1037/h0093823
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This report is the first of several studies which will explore a theory of vocational choice and personal dispositions by testing some of its hypotheses. The data for the present study were obtained from two assessment studies planned primarily to predict college grades and post-college achievement; the samples for which the data were obtained have been designated as the 1958 and 1959 samples throughout the report. The scope of a theory of vocational choice has been explored by testing some of the hypotheses derived from its major formulations: the model orientation (direction of vocational choice) and its attributes, and motivation to achieve (level of vocational choice) and its attributes. In accordance with the original statement of the theory, six occupational preference scales from the vocational preference inventory (VPI) were used to estimate the personal orientations of large national samples of high school seniors of superior academic aptitude. The results show that students with different dominant personal orientations (defined by coded scales from a vocational preference inventory) have significantly different attributes, including academic aptitudes, fathers' occupations, self-concepts, extracurricular activities and interests, college majors, career choices, achievements, and parental attitudes and values. The attributes of students with a given dominant personal orientation generally correspond to the attributes hypothesized for the corresponding model orientation. The personal orientations show different degrees of susceptibility to outside influence.

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Psychological Monographs: General and Applied – American Psychological Association

Published: Jan 1, 1962

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