Using 20years of employment and job mobility data from a representative German sample (N = 1259), we employ optimal matching analysis (OMA) to identify six career patterns which deviate from the traditional career path of long-term, full-time employment in one organization. Then, in further analyses, we examine which socio-demographic predictors…

The current study examined whether important distinctions are masked if participant age is ignored when modeling relationships among constructs associated with the work-family interface. An initial omnibus model of social support, work role stressors, and work-family conflict was tested. Multiple groups analyses were then conducted to investigate…

Administered questionnaire with 46 occupations and tasks to over 1,300 elementary and secondary students, asking whether each item should best be performed by man, woman, or either; the number of "either" choices defined "liberality." Found that females were more liberal than males in their perceptions of gender-role division; younger students…

Hypothesizes that occupational perceptions are more specific for older age groups than for younger age groups. Hypothesis was tested by using latent root analysis and minimum residual factor analysis to analyze intercorrelations among six Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) scales for five large and diverse samples. Both analyses supported the…

Young boys and girls selected toys and occupations according to three instructional sets: choose for a girl, choose for a boy, and choose the best one. Results indicated that selections were in accordance with stereotypes. The best toys and occupations were more sex-typed as masculine. (Author/RC)

Investigated developmental patterns in the way in which students in grades 5-12 describe five common occupations. Students (N=544) responded to five occupational titles with or without an accompanying occupational description. Results indicated that provision of an occupational description influenced responses, particularly at lower grade levels.…