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An Investigation of Selected Sociopsychological Variables in Relation to the Traditional or Nontraditional Occupational Choices of Middle Age Women Ph.D. Dissertation, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1981. DAI-A 43/02, p. 431, Aug 1982 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Occupational Choice; Occupations; Occupations, Non-Traditional Over the past three decades an exceptionally large body of literature has been developed addressing the interrelationships and influence of social and psychological variables in the occupational choice process. Although this information is readily available most of it addresses a broad spectrum of phenomena while the types and effects of intervening forces researched depend upon the conceptual views of the author and style of research used. In addition there have been no real attempts to isolate the power of selected personality variables and to effect a valid interface with various population and gender groups. This lack of unanimity and specificity has made interpretations and generalizations relative to personality variables and their effects upon occupational choice processes extremely difficult. This study attempted to identify the power of a small set of sociopsychological predictor variables and combine them into models which could demonstrate their relationship to an individual's choice of occupational strata. To accomplish this the data were treated statistically using Pearson Moment-Coefficients of Correlation between measures of the independent and the dependent variables. Additionally coefficients of multiple correlation were used to determine the value of independent variable combinations in the prediction of occupational choice strata. Data for this research were obtained from a cohort of 1203 women, 30 to 44 years of age who participated in the ten year National Longitudinal Surveys. Coefficients of correlation consistently yielded 'insignificant or negligible' or 'low' results. The conclusions of this study are that these selected variables should not be used either singly or in any combinations as the sole choice of predictors of occupational strata. This does not preclude the possibility of using them with some other independent variable or combination of variables. The results of this research demonstrate that the occupational choice process is far more complicated than can be accounted for by the predictor variables chosen. They should not be omitted in any subsequent research because they did provide some valid information. It appears that judgement founded on careful observation and experience within specific parameters should provide a reasonable approximation of a respondent's choice of occupational strata. |
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Haire, James Benton. An Investigation of Selected Sociopsychological Variables in Relation to the Traditional or Nontraditional Occupational Choices of Middle Age Women. Ph.D. Dissertation, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1981. DAI-A 43/02, p. 431, Aug 1982. |