Studies report contradictory finding on the hypothesis of an inverse relationship between work satisfaction and retirement attitude. Some suggest this inverse relationship occurs only where work acts as a key organizing factor for the workers. Data testing these hypotheses were analyzed from a study of employed males age 50 and older (N=1,922).…

This research project involves the examination and investigation of the biological correlates of vocational needs. The research attempts to (1) successfully develop a biographical inventory (BI) which can accurately predict vocational needs and (2) extend the construct validity of the Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ). This paper describes…

A study was conducted to determine the (theoretical) relative influence of family status and occupational and attitudinal variables on women's commitment to work. Twelve hundred working women were asked. "If you were to get enough money to live as comfortably as you'd like for the rest of your life, would you continue to work? Yes or…