ERIC Number: ED268357
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-Feb
Pages: 12
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Congruence, Locus of Control, and Readings of English College Students--An Application of John Holland's Theory of Vocational Choice.
Geoffroy, Kevin
One hundred and five English undergraduate college students at two colleges in England completed the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), the Barron Ego Strength Scale, the Adult Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Control Scale, and the Occupational Values Q Sort. Congruent students were identified by matching their reading (major) with their scores on the six Holland type indicators. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed that congruent subjects exhibited a higher level of internality, greater ego strength, and less affiliation than incongruent subjects. Results support Holland's theory that subjects whose personality types and interests match their occupational goals tend to have more ego strength and internal locus of control and subsequently to find more job satisfaction than those who lack this congruency. A question that was explored was the practicality of applying American measurement techniques to an undergraduate English college population. In this sample, the measures seemed to work and to satisfy the students. (Author/KC)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Holland Vocational Preference Inventory
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