Some 854 upperclassmen and graduate students were administered the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS). Profiles were analyzed in individual groupings by major area of study, natural combinations of interest, and indivudal major area groupings by school to identify the dominant personality needs of each group. Cross comparisons were also…

It has been hypothesized that personality needs have a significant impact upon eventual occupational placement. The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) was designed to provide researchers in Career development with a quick and convenient measure of a number of relatively independent personality variables, or needs. It gauges 15 such needs…