Vocational interests and socioeconomic characteristics of students in high school

Authors

  • Denise da Fonseca Martins Universidade São Francisco
  • Ana Paula Porto Noronha

Keywords:

Interests, socioeconomic variables, educational level, vocational guidance, psychological assessment.

Abstract

The vocational interests to be understood as the preference of the person for certain types of activities over others. Can be said that the physical and social environment contributes to the development of various interests. The study investigated the vocational interests of teenagers, considering the socioeconomic and educational level of parents. Was used a questionnaire socio-demographic and ‘Escala de Aconselhamento Profissional’ (EAP). 101 students participated from 3rd year of high school to a private school in the southern region of the country, 46,8% of males and 53,2% female, with age between 14 and 18 years old. The results shower significant correlations for the dimensions ‘Ciências Exatas’ and ‘Atividades Burocráticas’, in relation to number of goods; ‘Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde’ and ‘Ciências Humanas e Sociais’, referring to the monthly income; ‘Ciências Exatas’ as the years studied and the course conducted by father; and finally, ‘Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais’, in the course of professional mothers.

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Author Biography

Denise da Fonseca Martins, Universidade São Francisco

Denise da Fonseca Martins Psicóloga e Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Psicologia da Universidade São Francisco. Ana Paula Porto Noronha Doutora em Psicologia, Profissão e Ciência, pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Psicologia da Universidade São Francisco.

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Published

2010-04-08

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Martins, D. da F., & Noronha, A. P. P. (2010). Vocational interests and socioeconomic characteristics of students in high school. Psico, 41(1). Retrieved from https://pucrs.emnuvens.com.br/revistapsico/article/view/4538

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Vol. 41 No. 1 (2010)

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