Toward Integrated Career Assessment: Using Story To Appraise Career Dispositions And Adaptability
career; career adaptability; career assessment; career construction; constructivist career assessment; development; Interest Inventory; Psychology; RIASEC type; Strong; Thematic Apperception Test; theory; vocational interests; vocational psychology/
This study examined the validity of using stories to appraise career dispositions and problems associated with career adaptability. Premedical students (63 women, 37 men) wrote narratives about Thematic Apperception Test cards (TAT) and responded to the Strong Interest Inventory (SII). Independent raters identified identical career adaptability dimensions from TAT stories more than 47% of the time. RIASEC codes derived from TAT responses matched measured codes on at least one theme 82% of the time. Results provided modest support for the reliability of using TAT card responses to derive a RIASEC personality type consistent with measured vocational interests. Further study to increase interrater reliability and hone the scoring scheme for deriving RIASEC codes might bolster the validity of using story to assess vocational personality dispositions and career problems. Ultimately, constructivist approaches could augment differential methods for appraising and fostering career exploration and choice in an integrated career assessment and counseling approach.
Hartung P J; Borges N J
Journal of Career Assessment
2005
2005-11
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/1069072705277923" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1177/1069072705277923</a>
Using narratives to explore other-directed occupational choice and academic success
Career choice; cultural bias; decision-making; identity; narratives; other-directed; predictor; Psychology; self; self-directed; TAT; thematic apperception test; validation
The construct of "other-directed versus self-directed career choice" has existed for quite some time. The current focus of vocational psychologists and counselors has made them question the relevance of this construct for contemporary American society. Many counselors today challenge the assumption that a career choice based on others' expectations is problematic. This longitudinal study utilized a logistic regression analysis to determine whether self-directed or other-directed status, as measured by the Thematic Apperception Test related to success with which individuals enacted career choices. The sample consisted of 433 BS/MD students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science-Doctor of Medicine (BS/MD) degree program at a Midwestern medical college. The findings showed that self-directed or other-directed career choice did not predict academic success. (c) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Rehfuss M C; Borges N J
Journal of Vocational Behavior
2006
2006-02
Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2004.11.001" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.jvb.2004.11.001</a>