| Abstract: | Attempted to extend J. L. Holland's (see PA, Vol. 49:12652) vocational development theory to an adult population of 89 male evening college students. The Vocational Preference Inventory was used to derive personality comparisons between both present and future job choices. Significant positive results were obtained to support Holland's premise that people search out environments and, hence, vocations that are compatible with their personalities. Results also suggest a practical approach to utilizing more than a single high point code in classification of personality patterns and jobs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
