The study examined the hypothesis that the greater the correspondence between vocational needs and job reinforcement, the higher the level of job satisfaction. A job rewards questionnaire was administered to 60 social workers and 85 social workers responded to vocational needs and job satisfaction questionnaires. Results support the hypothesis.…

It is proposed that the career development theory of Super (The psychology of careers. New York: Harper & Row, 1957.) should be revised to include an additional developmental stage which occurs at midlife. To justify this proposal, a definition of a developmental stage is offered and findings from recent studies of male middlescence are…