Self and other semantic concepts in relation to choice of a vocation

Abstract

CRITERION GROUPS (ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, MINISTERS, TEACHERS) COMPOSED OF 258 PROFESSIONAL MEN JUDGED 16 SELF-, OTHER, AND VOCATIONAL CONCEPTS ON 25 SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL SCALES. CONCEPT INTERRELATIONSHIPS WERE MEASURED WITH A MODIFIED, NORMALIZED D SCORE. A MULTIPLE-DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS PRODUCED 3 SIGNIFICANT FUNCTIONS (EACH P < .001) BETWEEN THE CRITERION GROUPS. IN A CROSS-VALIDATION GROUP OF MALE UNDERGRADUATES, SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL PROFILES CORRECTLY CLASSIFIED 70 OF 139 SS ACCORDING TO KUDER OCCUPATIONAL INTEREST INVENTORY SCORES AND 83 OF 125 OF THESE SS ACCORDING TO 1ST CHOICE OF VOCATION. COMPLEX, REAL-LIFE DECISIONS CAN BE PREDICTED FROM INDIVIDUAL PATTERNS OF SELF- AND OTHER CONCEPTS. RESULTS SUPPORT ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE SELF-CONCEPT IN THE THEORIES OF ROGERS AND SUPER. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)