Life history antecedents of vocational indecision

Michelle Iaffaldano Graef; Deborah L. Wells; Alice M. Hyland; Paul M. Muchinsky

doi:10.1016/0001-8791(85)90037-5

Life history antecedents of vocational indecision

Michelle Iaffaldano Graef, Deborah L. Wells, Alice M. Hyland, Paul M. Muchinsky

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This study assessed the validity of using systematic life history information (scored biodata) to predict three vocational decision-making criteria in a sample of 200 college students: vocational decidedness and its two components, vocational identity and vocational maturity. Using multiple regression analysis, significant typologies were identified that were predictive of each of the vocational criteria. However, results indicated that the overall construct of vocational decidedness differs somewhat for males and females, in terms of both the interrelationships among the component parts and the specific life history factors that were identified as antecedents of each criterion.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	276-297
Number of pages	22
Journal	Journal of Vocational Behavior
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0001-8791(85)90037-5
State	Published - Dec 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Education
Applied Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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