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| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
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| Job Satisfaction | 1 |
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| Journal of Vocational Behavior | 1 |
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Peer reviewedCairo, Peter C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1982
Examines the predictive accuracy of expressed versus measured interests over a 21-year period, using as a criterion occupational membership at age 36. Found expressed interests slightly better predictors. Supplementary analyses revealed no relationship between the extent to which interests corresponded to age 36 occupations and job satisfaction.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Interest Inventories, Job Satisfaction
