The role of personality in the selection of a major: With and without vocational self-efficacy and interests
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of personality traits measured by the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ; Tellegen, 2000, Tellegen and Waller, 2008) in selecting educational majors. Personality traits were examined alone, and with the combination of Holland’s hexagonal confidence domains, as measured by the general confidence themes (GCT) of the Skills Confidence Inventory (SCI; Betz, Borgen, & Harmon, 2005), and...
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Title
The role of personality in the selection of a major: With and without vocational self-efficacy and interests
Published Date
Apr 1, 2010
Volume
76
Issue
2
Pages
211 - 222
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