Effects of orientations to happiness on vocational identity achievement
Hirschi, A. (2011). Effects of orientations to happiness on vocational identity achievement. Career Development Quarterly,59(4), 367-378. doi: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2011.tb00075.x
Abstract
There is an increased interest in vocational psychology and career counseling regarding the link between career development and well-being, yet little is known about how different ways to achieve well-being or happiness relate to career development. This study explored the relationship between three orientations to happiness (meaning, pleasure, and engagement) and vocational identity achievement among two groups of Swiss adolescents (N = 268, eighth grade; N = 208, eleventh grade). Controlling for the effects of gender, nationality, age, attended school-type, and a happy personality disposition comprised of emotional stability, extraversion, and agreeableness, the results indicated that more orientation to meaning and engagement, but not to pleasure, positively related to identity achievement.
