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Developmental, Emotional, and Interest Factors in Voluntary Mid-Career Change
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Vaitenas, Rimantas; Weiner, Yoash – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1977
Young (N=38) and 2( older career changers in business-managerial occupations were compared to 45 young and 40 older vocationally stable controls with respect to several characteristics. Results showed career changers were characterized by high incongruity, emotional maladjustment, and fear of failure, and low differentiation and consistency of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Career Change
Occupational Differentiation among White Men in the First Decade after High School.
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Gottfredson, Linda S.; Brown, Vicky C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1981
Charts the rate at which occupational differentiation proceeds among (N=3730) White men age 16-28, and investigates the personal and family attributes by which they are distributed, or distribute themselves, to jobs. Results suggest occupational differentiation among men stabilizes by the mid-twenties; distribution occurs primary along an…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Career Change, Career Choice, Career Development
Using a Classification of Occupations to Describe Age, Sex, and Time Differences in Employment Patterns
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Gottfredson, Gary D.; Daiger, Denise C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1977
Employment data from the 1960 and 1970 censuses were organized using Holland's occupational classification to examine age, sex, and level differences in employment, and to detect changes over the 10-year period. Results provide structured information about the workforce and its changing nature that can be communicated to people planning careers.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Census Figures