Perceived problem-solving and vocational identity: implication for nontraditional premedical students.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between vocational identity and self-appraised problem solving. A total of 86 students enrolled in a special program took the Vocational Identity subscale of My Vocational Situation and the Problem Solving Inventory one week apart. Pearson product-moment correlations indicated a relationship between personal problem-solving appraisal and vocational identity, suggesting the inventories assess one construct. Implications for intervention strategies for the present population are discussed.
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Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 62901-4323, USA.
D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011340:Problem Solving; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012073:Remedial Teaching; D012933:Social Identification; D013340:Students, Premedical / Q000523:psychology*