Personality and Educational Plans of Adolescents

The present study aimed at delineating personality traits that play a significant role in career planning. The study included 116 students of the final high school grades confronted with making a decision concerning their study and future job. A self- constructed questionnaire and the NEO-FFI were a...

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Published inProcedia, social and behavioral sciences Vol. 84; pp. 1265 - 1268
Main Authors Markiewicz, Katarzyna, Kaczmarek, Bożydar L.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 09.07.2013
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personality traits
study choice
vocational plans
vocational plans
study choice
personality traits
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Summary:The present study aimed at delineating personality traits that play a significant role in career planning. The study included 116 students of the final high school grades confronted with making a decision concerning their study and future job. A self- constructed questionnaire and the NEO-FFI were administered. Significant proved to be neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. At the same time, 41% of the examined students proved to have no specified plans. Despite that 70% of them evaluated their future career as positive.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.06.741