Career identity development and the five factor model / by Stephen E. Polivka.

This study examined the relationship between Marcia's model of Career Identity Development and the Five Factor Model of Personality in a sample of 69 undergraduate psychology majors enrolled in an "Orientation to Psychology as a Major" course. The relationship between the Tendency to Foreclose (TTF) and the Openness & Conscientiousness personality traits was examined using the Commitment to Career Choices Survey (CCCS) to assess career identity development and the OCEAN measure to assess personality traits. The CCCS was administered both at the beginning of the semester and again at the end. Results showed significant positive correlations between the TTF and Conscientiousness, as well as between the TTF and the six sub-facets of Conscientiousness at both the pre and post test. Negative correlations between TTF and Openness were also found to be significant. The results of this study indicate that levels of Conscientiousness and Openness may be valid predictors of a student's tendency to foreclose on a career. These findings can have implications such as administering personality measures in career development classes to predict and determine which students may need more guidance. The limitations of this study as well as future directions of research are also discussed.Department of Psychological Science"A Departmental Honors Thesis."Thesis (B.?.