Abstract
The correspondence of interests and self-estimates of ability with occupational choice was examined in a nationally representative sample of high school seniors (N = 4,679). Correspondence was examined with D. J. Prediger's (1982) things-people and data-ideas dimensions on interests, ability self-estimates, and occupational choice by means of canonical correlation analyses. Interests and abilities were found to have a high level of correspondence with occupational choice and to overlap in their correspondence with occupational choice. Interests were found to have a higher correspondence to occupational choice than ability self-estimates. Career certainty, gender, and ethnicity were examined as moderating effects, resulting in support only for ethnicity being a moderator.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 178-189 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of counseling psychology |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health