Decision theory and occupational choice
Some longitudinal data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14683908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Herriot (0000-0003-2961-9555, City, University of London, corresponding author), Russell Ecob (University of London), MAUREEN HUTCHISON (City, University of London) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 223-236 |
| Publication date | 1980-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Occupational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-8107 • E-ISSN: 2056-8142 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1980.tb00029.x |
| OpenAlex | W1990941889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Several variants of behavioural decision theory were employed to predict the occupational intentions of 79 final‐year engineering students. Questionnaires were administered at 2 weekly intervals for 14 weeks. It was found that several models succeeded in predicting significantly; that predictive power increased over the period; and that intentions predicted the job actually obtained. In addition, some support was obtained for an effect of outside events upon intention change; and also for this effect to be working through the mediating process postulated by decision theory. Certain implications of the data for student counselling were drawn, and support was obtained for the analysis of engineering in the United Kingdom proposed by the Finniston Report
Data mining · Epistemology · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Predictive power · Statistics · Applied Psychology · Career Development and Diversity · Computer Science · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 1996 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |