Abstract
Cross-sectional research implies a close relation of vocation interests, goals, and traits, yet little is known about their reciprocal development over time. This longitudinal study examined development of Things/People (T/P) and Data/Ideas (D/I) vocational interests and career goals in relation to Big Five personality traits among 292 Swiss adolescents with a cross-lagged panel design with two measurement points over 1 year from seventh to eighth grade. Interests and goals were significantly related within time and showed significant interactions across time. Traits related significantly and equally to interests and goals within time and predicted their development across time except for T/P goals. Goals and interests possessed incremental validity above traits in affecting each other. Implications include the need to account for dynamic processes in the development of goals and interests and their systematic relation to traits in theory and practice.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Career Assessment |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 223-238 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISSN | 1069-0727 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01.08.2010 |
Research areas and keywords
- Business psychology
- Adolescent career development
- Career aspirations
- Career goals
- Developmental systems theory
- Personality
- Vocational interests
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Education
- Applied Psychology
- General Psychology
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
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