Vocational Interest and Its Impact on College-to-Career Trajectory in an 11-Year Longitudinal Study

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dc.contributor.advisorBeier, Margaret Een_US
dc.creatorKim, Michelle Hen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T18:23:31Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-17T18:23:31Zen_US
dc.date.created2018-12en_US
dc.date.issued2018-11-29en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2018en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T18:23:31Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThis 11-year longitudinal study investigates the effects of vocational interest congruence, personality, and alternative options on college-to-career trajectories over time. Theories of vocational interest suggests that these constructs will have an influence on choices and attitudes about major and job. However, sparse research has investigated the determinant factors of career trajectories over time - from academic outcomes experienced by graduating seniors to future job outcomes for workers up to seven years post-graduation. The study tracks a cohort of students (N = 158) from 2007 to 2018 examining their vocational interest, matriculation major interest, degree, first job after graduation, and current job data. The study results showed that an objective measure of fit was more predictive of academic outcomes and a perceived measure of fit was more predictive of job outcomes. Additionally, there was an increase in fit from people’s first job to their current job, and people with a greater number of career changes had a greater increase in fit over time. These findings illustrate that people’s perception of fit is still changeable and unstable early in college, but that it solidifies with time and experience, and that people tend to find jobs with better fit over time.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationKim, Michelle H. "Vocational Interest and Its Impact on College-to-Career Trajectory in an 11-Year Longitudinal Study." (2018) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105916">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105916</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105916en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectVocational Interesten_US
dc.subjectCareer Trajectoryen_US
dc.subjectJob Attitudesen_US
dc.subjectJob Choiceen_US
dc.subjectMajor Retentionen_US
dc.titleVocational Interest and Its Impact on College-to-Career Trajectory in an 11-Year Longitudinal Studyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.majorI/O PSYCHOLOGYen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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