Sources and permanence of vocational interests of college men

Abstract

The author in 1924 interviewed 101 students at the University of Kansas with a view to determining the time at which and circumstances under which they arrived at a choice of vocation. Second, third, and fourth choices as well as possible revision of choice in case of the sudden acquisition of $100,000 were secured. After five years he followed up the interview. 82 of the 101 boys had really first entered upon their indicated first choices and 79 of them were still engaged at that choice at the end of five years. A higher percentage of those who had made their decisions before entering high school really carried them out than of those who decided during high school or college or of those who followed the easy route of family tradition. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)