Person-vocation fit across the world of work: Evaluating the generalizability of the circular model of vocational interests and social cognitive career theory across 74 countries

Glösenberg, Alexander; Tracey, Terence J. G.; Behrend, Tara S.; Blustein, David L.; Foster, Lori

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2019.01.002

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“…A shortened version of the popular Personal Globe Inventory (PGI; 20-21) was used to assess individuals' occupational interests. This shortened version was developed using item response theory (22) and has been validated (21)(22). Participants were asked how much they enjoyed 20 different work activities on a scale from 1 ("Strongly dislike") to 7 ("Strongly like").…”

Section: Individual-level Occupational Interestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stereotypical Descriptions of Computer Science Careers Are Not Representative of Most Computer Scientists

McChesney¹,

Behrend²,

Glösenberg³

2021

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Using data from a large self-initiated online survey, we find that the career interests of many current and aspiring computer scientists diverge from the official profile of computer scientists established and promoted by the U.S. government – specifically that from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network (O*NET). Five distinct profiles of career interests emerged from the data. Latent profile analysis suggests that many women in the profession value social and artistic expression in a way not currently recognized by official representations of computer scientists’ interests. Better admitting to a more nuanced and comprehensive picture of those interests has important implications for career guidance and workforce development and might help to address women’s underrepresentation in this STEM discipline.

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Section: Individual-level Occupational Interestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stereotypical Descriptions of Computer Science Careers Are Not Representative of Most Computer Scientists

McChesney¹,

Behrend²,

Glösenberg³

2021

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“…Literature on vocational interests has highlighted gender differences in terms of profiles both within and across countries ( [5,[16][17][18][19]). Realistic and Investigative interests are often strong for men and Artistic, Social and Conventional interests for women.…”

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An examination of gender imbalance in Scottish adolescents’ vocational interests

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This paper documents Scottish adolescents’ vocational interest types. Our research is based on the responses of 1,306 pupils from 18 secondary schools to an empirically verified online interest inventory test. Our results are threefold. First, the structural validity of the test with the Scottish sample is confirmed by evaluating the underlying circumplex structure of Holland’s RIASEC vocational interests. Second, gender distribution along the six primary vocational interest dimensions is consistent with the research literature: young men scoring higher on the Realistic vocational interest and young women scoring higher on the Social dimension. Finally, we observe that across dimensions, vocational interests of young women are less diverse than those of young men. We discuss how these dissimilarities could lead to differences in education choice and career decision-making.

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“…Since then, a large body of literature emerged based upon the linkages of self-efficacy to various aspects of career choices and career development in a wide array of milieus (e.g. Glosenber et al , 2019; Sheu and Bordon, 2016; Betz, 2008; Lent, 2005; Swanson and Gore, 2000).…”

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“…It also explores the effect of other possible influences, such as a student's gender and an instructor's professional accounting credentials, on the relationship between a student's IFA course grade and their choice to major in accounting. This study relies upon social cognitive career theory (“SCCT”) to understand how students' aptitudes can impact their perceived ability and self-efficacy and eventually their career choices (Lent et al , 2002; Lee, 2009; Sheu et al , 2010; Sheu and Bordon, 2016; Glosenberg et al , 2019). SCCT suggests that positive performance indicators can improve self-efficacy and can help students to “ accept choices that fit with their perceptions and their abilities ” and pursue certain courses of action (Lee, 2009, p. 12).…”

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Can introductory financial accounting grades predict student choice to major in accounting?

Dyce

Lento

Pousa

2020

JARHE

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PurposeSocial cognitive career theory (“SCCT”) suggests that positive feedback can influence educational choices. Introductory courses often provide students with their first opportunity to obtain feedback in a given discipline. As a result, SCCT hypothesizes that introductory courses grades will impact a student's decision to major in a given discipline. The purpose of this paper is to explore this hypothesis in the accounting domain.Design/methodology/approachLongitudinal data were collected from four cohorts of students registered at a Canadian university. The main hypothesis is tested by estimating a logistic regression.FindingsA significant positive relationship is found between a student's introductory financial accounting (“IFA”) course grade and their decision to major in accounting. This decision to major in the discipline is not found to be affected by various student (e.g. biological sex or age) or instructor (e.g. whether the instructor holds a CPA designation or not) characteristics.Practical implicationsThis study supports seminal and enduring research that emphasizes the IFA course as a gateway into the accounting major. As a result, educators should consider these findings when designing their IFA courses and the related student supports embedded within the IFA course.Originality/valuePrior literature offers conflicting results on the relationship between IFA grades and student's choice to major in accounting. This study relies upon a theoretical framework, SCCT, to settle the debate. This study further extends the prior literature by exploring the impact of various student and instructor characteristics on the relationship between IFA grades and student's choice to major in accounting.

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Person-vocation fit across the world of work: Evaluating the generalizability of the circular model of vocational interests and social cognitive career theory across 74 countries

Cited by 40 publications

References 55 publications

Stereotypical Descriptions of Computer Science Careers Are Not Representative of Most Computer Scientists

Stereotypical Descriptions of Computer Science Careers Are Not Representative of Most Computer Scientists

An examination of gender imbalance in Scottish adolescents’ vocational interests

Can introductory financial accounting grades predict student choice to major in accounting?

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