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Article: The Comparative Contributions of Congruence and Social Support in Career Outcomes. (Articles).
- Article from:
- Career Development Quarterly
- Article date:
- June 1, 2001
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The authors assessed the relative contributions of social support and interest--occupation congruence in job satisfaction and tenure. Congruence predicted 13% of the variance in job satisfaction for men, but it was not a significant predictor of job satisfaction for women. Social support accounted for 10% of the variance in job satisfaction for women but was not a significant predictor for men. Neither congruence nor social support predicted tenure. Implications for vocational counseling are discussed.
According to Holland's (1985a) theory, the principal predictor of job satisfaction is interest congruence, which is the degree of match between the individual's ...