Work Value Differentiation and Profile Elevation: What Do They Predict?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2019
School
Psychology
Abstract
The current study examined work value differentiation and profile elevation (PE). Using a sample of 251 college students who provided data on the O*NET Work Importance Profiler online, it was found that (1) when differentiation of work values was calculated using three indices (i.e., high–low differentiation, Iachan differentiation, and variance differentiation), only Iachan differentiation positively related to indecision; (2) none of the three indices of differentiation related to career maturity; (3) work value PE positively related to extraversion and openness and negatively related to depressive symptoms and career indecision but was unrelated to career certainty and neuroticism; and (4) work value PE moderated the relationship between Iachan differentiation and career indecision. The findings from this study have valuable implications for both vocational counselors and clients and should help to improve the utility of individuals’ work values results.
Publication Title
Journal of Career Assessment
Volume
27
Issue
4
First Page
693
Last Page
710
Recommended Citation
Chi, J.,
Leuty, M. E.,
Bullock-Yowell, E.,
Dahlen, E. R.
(2019). Work Value Differentiation and Profile Elevation: What Do They Predict?. Journal of Career Assessment, 27(4), 693-710.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/16890