Personality Profiles of Women in Traditional and Nontraditional Occupations.

Mazen, Abdelmagid M.; Lemkau, Jeanne Parr

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ERIC Number: EJ424035

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Publication Date: 1990

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Personality Profiles of Women in Traditional and Nontraditional Occupations.

Mazen, Abdelmagid M.; Lemkau, Jeanne Parr

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v37 n1 p46-59 Aug 1990

Examination of personality profiles of 131 women in female-typed occupations and 40 in male-typed occupations showed that 5 factors differentiated the personalities of the 2 groups: femininity, communality, self-control, status capacity, and dominance. Similarities between the groups were found in self-acceptance and achievement. (SK)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Females, Individual Differences, Nontraditional Occupations, Personality Assessment, Personality Traits, Sex Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: California Psychological Inventory

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