PERSONALITY-CAREER FIT AND FRESHMAN MEDICAL CAREER ASPIRATIONS: A Test of Holland's Theory.

Autor/in	Antony, James Soto
Titel	PERSONALITY-CAREER FIT AND FRESHMAN MEDICAL CAREER ASPIRATIONS: A Test of Holland's Theory.
Quelle	In: Research in higher education, (1998) 6, S.679-698Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1023/A:1018762008742
Schlagwörter	Decision Making; Medical Career; Personality Characteristic; Education Research; Career Choice
Abstract	Abstract Employing Holland's personality theory ofoccupational decision making, this study explores howpersonality-career fit influences initial medical careeraspirations among college freshmen, and the extent to which such fit is associated with themaintenance or abandonment of those aspirations.Personality types thought to be common among physicians(Holland's investigative, social, or artistic types) are predictive of aspiring to a medicalcareer-findings that validate the importance of“fit” between an individual's personalityand career choice generally, and the choice of medicinespecifically. Moreover, the personality characteristics ofstudents are related to the careers they later choose asalternatives to medicine. Overall, these findingsprovide additional support for Holland's occupational decision-making theory of personality-careerfit, and illustrate how personality characteristics aresystematically associated with changes in career choiceduring college.
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Update	2023/2/05