Vocational Interests and Personality

Article Abstract:

There is no agreement as to vocational guidance test battery ranges or the correct procedures of vocational guidance test data structuring within the vocational counselling community. This research examined the notion of a common domain in personality tests and vocational interest. It used results obtained from the Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory (MMPI), Edwards Personal Reference Schedule (EPPS), and the Kuder Preference Record C (KPR-C). Principal component analysis is used as are hierarchical cluster analysis, factor analysis and canonical correlations, to measure structural stability. Based on research involving some five hundred high school and college students, six dimensions are identified as comprising the total domain of personality and vocation. Canonical correlation analysis was the preferred method of blending the two interests. Tables of related data are featured.

Psychological aspects, Measurement, Discriminant analysis, Vocational education, Factor Analysis

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Personality Characteristics of US Navy Divers

Article Abstract:

United States Navy divers assume great physical risk. They scored highly on the thrill and adventure seeking subscale. Other professional risk takers include parachutists, explosive-disposal experts, and police officers assigned to special weapons and tactics (SWAT) teams. The United States Navy divers scored lower on experience seeking and disinhibition behaviors.

Risk (Economics), Study and teaching

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Determinants of choice of goal difficulty level: a review of situational and personality influences

Article Abstract:

A review of goal-setting research literature is presented in an attempt to identify those variables having an effect on an individual's choice of goal level. The major focus is on the need for research which views goal-setting behavior as a personality trait, and the problems related to this approach.

Goal setting, Personality and situation, Situation-personality interaction

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