A Further Investigation of Major Field and Person-Environment Fit: Sociological versus Psychological Interpretations of Holland's Theory

Students whose dominant personality type was incongruent with the academic environment in which they majored gained about equally in abilities and interests pertinent to that environment as did students whose dominant personality type was congruent. Results are interpreted in terms of a socializatio...

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Published in:The Journal of higher education (Columbus) 2001-11, Vol.72 (6), p.670-698
Main Authors: Feldman, Kenneth A., Ethington, Corinna A., Smart, John C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Analysis
College Students
Colleges
Congruence (Psychology)
Educational Environment
Educational psychology
Environment
Full time students
Higher Education
Hollands Theory of Occupational Choice
Majors (Students)
Parallel lines
Personality
Personality psychology
Personality trait classification
Psychology
Social aspects
Socialization
Sociology
Student Adjustment
Students
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Summary:Students whose dominant personality type was incongruent with the academic environment in which they majored gained about equally in abilities and interests pertinent to that environment as did students whose dominant personality type was congruent. Results are interpreted in terms of a socialization dynamic being more prevalent than a personality dynamic. Comparisons are made with an earlier, related study that presented ostensibly contradictory results.
ISSN:0022-1546
1538-4640
DOI:10.1080/00221546.2001.11777121