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Publication Date: 2011-Oct
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Relation of Vocational Identity Statuses to Interest Structure among Swiss Adolescents
Hirschi, Andreas
Journal of Career Development, v38 n5 p390-407 Oct 2011
Vocational identity is one core component of identity construction in adolescence. The current study investigated whether vocational interest structure in terms of differentiation, coherence, elevation, and interest-aspiration congruence would differentiate among students in vocational identity achievement, foreclosure, moratorium, and diffusion. Swiss students at the beginning of eighth grade (N = 341) participated in the study. Groups were created using cluster analysis based on the dimensions of career exploration and career commitment, and group differences were explored with discriminant analysis. Controlling for sociodemographic variables, higher interest differentiation and elevation distinguished students in achievement/moratorium from those in diffusion. More interest elevation differentiated moratorium from foreclosure. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Discriminant Analysis, Grade 8, Career Exploration, Adolescents, Self Concept, Occupational Aspiration, Foreign Countries, Multivariate Analysis, Career Choice, Measures (Individuals), Construct Validity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Switzerland
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Career Maturity Inventory
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