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Relational Personality Theory and Holland's Typology Among Women: An Exploratory Investigation
Author(s) -
Rees Amy M.,
Luzzo Darrell Anthony,
Gridley Betty E.,
Doyle Carol
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2007.tb00077.x
Subject(s) - typology , personality , psychology , social psychology , context (archaeology) , dimension (graph theory) , variation (astronomy) , identity (music) , social identity theory , relational theory , sociology , social group , paleontology , physics , mathematics , anthropology , astrophysics , acoustics , pure mathematics , biology , quantum mechanics
Relational personality theorists propose that women have a tendency to view themselves in the context of relationships with others and to make decisions to optimize and maintain relationships. The current study explored whether relational identity may underlie women's career interests as measured by Holland's typology and examined possible implications of this relationship in career settings. Measures of women's connected self and the Social dimension of Holland's typology were found to be related but separate constructs. Participants with Social interests also indicated some variation in their interest in working in collaborative environments and/or in helping roles on the job.