Achievement motivation and occupational choice
- 1 December 1971
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 23 (3) , 225-234
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00049537108254616
Abstract
Achievement motivation (n Ach) was related to vocational preferences in a sample of adolescent boys. Results were generally consistent with the theory of achievement motivation, and suggested that persons with high n Ach are relatively more attracted to moderate‐probability than to high‐ or low‐probability occupations, have a particular liking for business and engineering occupations, and evaluate prospective occupations relatively more in terms of intrinsic workantent than extrinsic rewards. Results varied in different social‐class groups in a way which indicated that n Ach only affects occupational values strongly when it conflicts with values characteristic of the social class of the individual.Keywords
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