The Development of Vocational Interests in Early Adolescence: Stability, Change, and State-Trait Components

IF 3.6 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Thomas Gfrörer, Gundula Stoll, Sven Rieger, U. Trautwein, B. Nagengast
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Abstract

Vocational interests predict major life outcomes such as job performance, college major choice, and life goals. It is therefore important to gain a better understanding of their development during the crucial years of late childhood and early adolescence, when trait-like interests are starting to develop. The present study investigated the development of vocational interests in a longitudinal sample, comprising N = 3,876 participants—assessed at four time points from ages 11 to 14. Stability, state-trait variance components, mean-level development, and gender differences in mean-levels of Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional (RIASEC) dimensions were examined. Stabilities were moderate for all dimensions, but Realistic, Investigative, Social, and Conventional interests became more stable over time. For Realistic, Artistic, Social, and Conventional interests, the trait variance increased over time. At age 14, all dimensions had substantial trait variance components. The mean-levels of Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, and Conventional interests decreased over the 3 years (–0.44 < d < –0.24). Initial gender differences—with girls having higher Artistic and Social interests and boys having higher Realistic and Investigative interests—increased over time. By investigating the development of vocational interests in late childhood and early adolescence, we complement previous findings and provide first insights about state-trait proportions in early adolescence.
青少年早期职业兴趣的发展:稳定性、变化性和国家特质构成
职业兴趣可以预测主要的人生结果,如工作表现、大学专业选择和人生目标。因此,在儿童晚期和青少年早期这一关键时期更好地了解他们的发展是很重要的,因为这一时期,类似特质的兴趣开始发展。本研究以纵向样本调查了职业兴趣的发展,包括N = 3,876名参与者,在11至14岁的四个时间点进行评估。研究了现实、调查、艺术、社会、进取和传统(RIASEC)维度的稳定性、状态-特质方差成分、平均水平发展和平均水平的性别差异。所有维度的稳定性都是中等的,但随着时间的推移,现实、调查、社会和传统兴趣变得更加稳定。对于现实主义、艺术、社会和传统兴趣,特征差异随着时间的推移而增加。在14岁时,各维度均存在显著的性状方差成分。现实、调查、艺术和传统兴趣的平均水平在3年内下降(-0.44 < d < -0.24)。最初的性别差异——女孩有更高的艺术和社会兴趣,男孩有更高的现实和调查兴趣——随着时间的推移而增加。通过调查儿童晚期和青少年早期职业兴趣的发展,我们补充了先前的研究结果,并首次提供了青少年早期状态-特质比例的见解。
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European Journal of Personality
European Journal of Personality PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-
CiteScore
11.90
自引率
8.50%
发文量
48
期刊介绍: It is intended that the journal reflects all areas of current personality psychology. The Journal emphasizes (1) human individuality as manifested in cognitive processes, emotional and motivational functioning, and their physiological and genetic underpinnings, and personal ways of interacting with the environment, (2) individual differences in personality structure and dynamics, (3) studies of intelligence and interindividual differences in cognitive functioning, and (4) development of personality differences as revealed by cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.
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