Vocational interests assessed at the end of high school predict life outcomes assessed 10 years later over and above IQ and Big Five personality traits.

G Stoll, S Rieger, O Lüdtke, B Nagengast… - Journal of personality …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Vocational interests are important aspects of personality that reflect individual differences in
motives, goals, and personal strivings. It is therefore plausible that these characteristics have …

Who becomes a teacher? Challenging the “negative selection” hypothesis

JR Henoch, U Klusmann, O Lüdtke, U Trautwein - Learning and Instruction, 2015 - Elsevier
Previous findings on teacher candidates' characteristics seem to support the assumption of a
“negative selection” into the teaching profession, with teacher candidates showing less …

[HTML][HTML] It takes two: Expectancy-value constructs and vocational interests jointly predict STEM major choices

E Wille, G Stoll, T Gfrörer, J Cambria… - Contemporary …, 2020 - Elsevier
The supply of STEM graduates is an issue in many countries—raising the question of why
more students do not choose STEM careers. We aimed to address this question by drawing …

Vocational choices in adolescence: The role of gender, school achievement, self-concepts, and vocational interests

A Volodina, G Nagy - Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study examines the role of gender, school achievement tests, school grades,
self-concepts, and vocational interests in predicting the transition from school to different …

Person-vocation fit across the world of work: Evaluating the generalizability of the circular model of vocational interests and social cognitive career theory across 74 …

A Glosenberg, TJG Tracey, TS Behrend… - Journal of Vocational …, 2019 - Elsevier
The fit of a person with a vocation, or person-vocation (PV) fit, is important for workers and is
a central concept in vocational psychology. Multiple theories in vocational psychology …

[HTML][HTML] Interests and intelligence: A meta-analysis

K Pässler, A Beinicke, B Hell - Intelligence, 2015 - Elsevier
The purpose of this article is to examine the nature and magnitude of the relationship
between cognitive abilities and vocational interests—two important measures of individual …

[PDF][PDF] Holland's theory in an international context: Applicability of RIASEC structure and assessments

EE Bullock, L Andrews, J Braud… - Career planning and …, 2009 - career.fsu.edu
Holland's RIASEC theory was designed to meet the vocational needs of people in the US in
the mid-twentieth century. This article reviews literature relevant to the applicability of the …

Success in the first phase of the vocational career: The role of cognitive and scholastic abilities, personality factors, and vocational interests

A Volodina, G Nagy, O Köller - Journal of vocational behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
The present study examines the relationship of cognitive and scholastic abilities, vocational
interests, and personality traits with vocational success in the first phase of the vocational …

Interest in science: a RIASEC-based analysis of students' interests

PO Dierks, TN Höffler, JS Blankenburg… - … Journal of Science …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Considering the reported lack of interest in the STEM-domain and the consequential
difficulties in recruiting talented and interested young academics, the development of …

General or vocational education? The role of vocational interests in educational decisions at the end of compulsory school in Switzerland

A Jüttler, S Schumann, MP Neuenschwander… - Vocations and …, 2021 - Springer
Many educational systems are characterized by segregation between a general and
vocational educational track. When adolescents must decide on their postcompulsory …