Personality type and occupational preference: Testing Holland's theory in the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.authorPayne, Monica Anne
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dc.date.accessioned2022-01-18T17:25:35Z
dc.date.available2022-01-18T17:25:35Z
dc.date.issued1985
dc.descriptiondoi: 10.1007/BF00119288
dc.description.abstractThis study tested J. L. Holland's theory of career choice, which predicts a relationship between personality type and occupational preference and satisfaction, in Dominica. Data were collected from 101 14- to 16-year-olds in their final year of schooling completed the Self-Directed Search: A Guide to Educational and Vocational Planning and the Vocational Preference Inventory. Findings suggest that students could be reliably classified according to Holland's six personality types, but the close relationship observed between the social and realistic categories contradicted theoretical predictions. Implications of the use of North American vocational aptitude and interest instruments in Caribbean guidance and counselling programmes are discussed
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dc.extentpp. 147-156
dc.identifier.other202
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/52305
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dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvol. 8
dc.relation.ispartofseriesno. 2
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dc.subject.otherVocational interests
dc.titlePersonality type and occupational preference: Testing Holland's theory in the Caribbean
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