An 11-Year Follow-Up of Measured Interest and Vocational Choice.

Bartling, Herbert C.; Hood, Albert B.

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Publication Date: 1981-Jan

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An 11-Year Follow-Up of Measured Interest and Vocational Choice.

Bartling, Herbert C.; Hood, Albert B.

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v28 n1 p27-35 Jan 1981

Expressed choice predicted future occupation more accurately than measured interest, and the accuracy of both was greatest when they were congruent. Congruence of either measured interest or expressed choice with future occupation was unrelated to occupational satisfaction. (Author)

Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, Interest Inventories, Job Satisfaction, Occupational Aspiration, Predictive Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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