Individual predictors of adolescents’ vocational interest stabilities

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Written By Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A. (2010). Individual predictors of adolescents’ vocational interest stabilities. International Journal of Educational and Vocational Guidance, 10(1), 5-19. doi:10.1007/s10775-009-9171-2

Abstract

The study investigated the predictive utility of interest profile differ entiation, coherence, elevation, congruence, and vocational identity commitment and career maturity (career planning and exploration) on the 10-month interest stability of 292 Swiss eighth-grade students: profile, rank, and level stabilities were assessed. Controlling for socio-demographic and vocational interest type variables, measures of differentiated and coherent vocational interests were significant pre dictors of profile stability. Interest elevation predicted more rank and level stability. The career development variables explained only a non-significant additional amount of variance in the different stability measures.

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