The current article provides an extension of the conceptual literature on the school-to-work transition (STWT). Specifically, we attempt to integrate this diverse literature by proposing a role identity approach to studying STWTs. Here, we suggest that an individual's work role identity plays three roles in understanding the outcomes of STWTs: as…

Results do not support the proposition that perceived role conflict and role ambiguity are uniformly unfavorable role perceptions. Rather, they suggest the differential influences of these role perceptions are dependent at least in part upon differences in the outcomes under consideration and the characteristics of the roles in question. (Author)

The results of a study of the predictions made by fourth year medical students concerning the public evaluation of doctors' role performance shows that doctors in training do not have an accurate picture of public opinion. (Author)

Full-time homemakers (N=55) and 63 full- or part-time outside job holders completed a questionnaire which assessed their level of satisfaction overall and with specific aspects of the homemaker work role or job. It was found that both full-time homemakers and job holders were quite satisfied with the homemaker work role. (Author)

Reviews theories and empirical findings about self-esteem derived from the work role and its activities. Self-esteem is defined and problems inherent in its measurement are discussed. Theoretical perspectives relating self-esteem to the work role are outlined. Attitudinal and behavioral correlates of high employee self-esteem are presented.…

Tested model of organizational commitment using survey responses from 202 Army and Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets. Found personal characteristics, role states, job characteristics, and work experiences exhibited significant direct relationships with commitment and identified their interrelationships. Discusses results in terms of an…

Sixty-four kindergarten children were pretested for ability to conserve liquid quantity and on an original picture test of vocations, choosing a man, a woman, or both as suitable for particular jobs. It was observed that conservers made significantly more male and total choices than did nonconservers. (Author)

Differences in vocational interests, as measured by the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, between undergraduates having traditional, conservative attitudes towards the roles of women and those having contemporary, liberal attitudes were examined. Results are discussed and implications for future employment patterns are made. (Author)

A questionnaire was administered to 61 second graders. Sexual differences in occupational choices were apparent. Boys chose twice as many occupations as girls. More boys than girls knew their father's occupation. A series of hypotheses based on the above data was generated. (Author)

A career is defined as the roles played by a person during a lifetime. A life-career rainbow is presented to help conceptualize multidimensional careers. Self-actualization role conflicts and role selection are discussed. (Author)

A Repertory Grid was constructed to determine the perceptions held by secondary school students of people who gave them vocational counseling. Findings show that subjects made their discriminations between people on two major construct dimensions, an intimacy and a potency factor, and that vocational counselors appeared in two generalized figure…

Tested specific hypotheses regarding apprenticeship socialization strategy, using sample of new insurance company employees. Found perceived quality of intern-assignment manager work relationship to have important direct and moderating effect on intern work outcomes. Quality of work relationship was significantly positively related to intern met…

This study finds partial support for the association between a member's role in an organization, his perception of the structure of the organization and self-reported communications within the organization. Functional role as opposed to status role emerged as being of primary importance in understanding the relation between communications and…

The investigation examined perceptions of female and male vocational and social roles, with particular interest in the meaning of career vis-a-vis other female roles. A mail questionnaire was sent to 326 Wisconsin school counselors. Results indicated differences in perceptions between female and male roles. (Author)

The purpose of this research was to compare career-oriented and homemaking-oriented college women, who showed the motivational pattern previously found to be associated with their respective orientations, on the variables of parental attitudes (father and mother acceptance, concentration, and avoidance) and parent identification (father or…