Person-vocation fit across the world of work: Evaluating the generalizability of the circular model of vocational interests and social cognitive career theory across 74 countries

• Published in: Journal of vocational behavior Vol. 112; pp. 92 - 108
• Main Authors: Glosenberg, Alexander, Tracey, Terence J.G., Behrend, Tara S., Blustein, David L., Foster, Lori L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Elsevier Inc 01.06.2019; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Circular model; Cognitive ability; Economic development; Individualism; Intervention; Modernization; Person-vocation fit; Psychology; Social and cognitive career theory; Theory; Vocational education; Vocational interests; Person-vocation fit; Circular model; Vocational interests; Economic development; Social and cognitive career theory; Individualism

The fit of a person with a vocation, or person-vocation (P-V) fit, is important for workers and is a central concept in vocational psychology. Multiple theories in vocational psychology undergird an understanding of P-V fit, including the circular model of vocational interests and social cognitive c...