This study examined the relationship between Holland's vocational personalities [RIASEC] and educational behaviors which consisted of academic achievement and adjustment to school. The study examined the effects that differentiation and consistency ha...
This study examined the relationship between Holland's vocational personalities [RIASEC] and educational behaviors which consisted of academic achievement and adjustment to school. The study examined the effects that differentiation and consistency had on the relationship between two variables as well. Participants were 173 male and 174 female high school sophomores from the metropolitan high schools in Korea. The data for the study was collected by surveying the sample with the instruments, the Self-Directed Search- Korean version and the Adjustment to School Questionnaire. Additionally, demographic information such as gender, courses, and parent's occupations was requested. The differentiation was calculated using a mathematical formula proposed by Iachan (1984), and the hexagonal model-based consistency measures suggested by Strahan (1987) were used to arrive at a consistency index for each student
The results of the present study were followed: (1) Males preferred the R type more than females, whereas females preferred the S type more. Students in the humanities courses preferred the A, S, and E types, whereas students in the natural courses preferred the R and I types; (2) Students in the humanities courses were more congruent with their mothers' occupations, and students in the natural courses were more congruent with their fathers' occupations; (3) The I type showed the highest achievement and the C and S types showed higher achievement than the A type; (4) The I type adjusted to school most, and the C and S types adjusted themselves academically and generally more than the A type did. Academically, the R type adjusted to school more than the A type. Limitations of the study and implications for further research are discussed.