What occupational preference types dominate among nurses and paramedics with implications for wellbeing?: A scoping review

Abstract

Understanding the occupational typological nature of nursing and paramedicine and the typological preferences of these within the professions offers significant evidence of factors that can facilitate wellbeing and efficiencies. Arksey and O'Malley's five‐stage scoping methodology was used to review the literature. The research question used to guide this scoping review was: Which Holland code is more dominant among nurses and paramedics? Nine articles were included in this review, from which two broad themes emerged: Job satisfaction/academic success; and personality‐employment fit across gender and subgroups within the same occupation. While the Social (S) personality type dominated across the studies for both nurses and paramedics, overall, the studies identified various combinations of the personality profile and, in some cases, personality types foreign to the occupation also formed part of the Holland code. Congruence can be thought of as playing an important role in nurses’/paramedics’ overall well‐being regardless of the order of their three dominant personality types.

Personality and vocational interest typologies associated with better coping and resilience in paramedicine: A review of two models

“…It is noteworthy here to indicate that there is much literature supporting the relevance of the RIASEC model to other occupational settings: for example, Kim and Park 47 with nursing students, and Petrides and McManus 48 with medical careers. However, an extensive search of the literature by way of a scoping review by Mason, Roodenburg and Williams 49 failed to locate any empirical research that relates the RIASEC model to paramedicine specifically, let alone connecting it with their wellbeing. 49–51 This review was intentionally undertaken to determine which Holland code is more dominant among nurses and paramedics with implications for wellbeing.…”

“…However, an extensive search of the literature by way of a scoping review by Mason, Roodenburg and Williams 49 failed to locate any empirical research that relates the RIASEC model to paramedicine specifically, let alone connecting it with their wellbeing. 49–51 This review was intentionally undertaken to determine which Holland code is more dominant among nurses and paramedics with implications for wellbeing.…”

Exploring paramedicine student preferences using Holland's vocational theory: A cross‐sectional study

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