ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science
Interest Development across the Lifespan: Causes, Correlates, and Consequences
Despite a long history of research on vocational interests, key questions remain regarding their development and predictive power for career outcomes. This symposium integrates four studies using diverse methodologies to investigate how interests develop and change over time and the extent to which interests explain important educational and career outcomes.
Chairs & Discussants
- Gundula StollChair
University of Tübingen - James RoundsDiscussant
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Presentations
- The Effects of out-of-School Engagement in Science on Adolescents’ Vocational InterestsThomas Gfrörer, Gundula Stoll, Sven Rieger, Benjamin Nagengast
- The Variability of Vocational Interest States in Daily LifeLena Roemer, Gundula Stoll, James Rounds, Matthias Ziegler
- Relationships of Big Five Personality Traits with the Stability of Vocational Interest Profiles: Neuroticism Means More Than Emotional StabilityGabriel Nagy, Gundula Stoll, Julian M. Etzel
- Does Vocational Interest Fit Affect Pay? a New Potential Explanation for the Gender-Pay GapChristopher D. Nye, Jo M. Alanis, Danielle M. Gardner
