Scale of Objects for Occupational Preferences: relations with Scale of Professional Counseling (EAP)

Authors

  • Ana Paula Porto Noronha Universidade São Francisco - Itatiba/ São Paulo. Brasil.
  • Regina Gioconda de Andrade
  • Roberta Ramazotti Ferraz de Campos Universidade São Francisco - Itatiba/São Paulo. Brasil

Keywords:

(Intereses profesionales), (Pruebas psicológicas), (Orientación profesional).

Abstract

The process of career guidance implies knowledge of the individual and the labor market in order to facilitate decision making. The one of the challenges for specialists in the field is the development of tools which bring together the Psychological Assessment and Vocational Guidance. The amount of Brazilian instruments that propose to assess the interest in scientific standards considered adequate is scarce. The goal of this study was to examine relationships between the instruments Scale Preferences Objects for Occupational (EPOOc) and Professional Counseling Scale (EAP). The sample consisted of 553 participants, aged 19 to 52 years, several courses at a private university in the state of São Paulo. The results showed, in general, that the activities in coursesassociated with the preference for using objects in related professions. It is suggested that further studies with diverse samples and the use of other instruments further research.

Author Biographies

Ana Paula Porto Noronha, Universidade São Francisco - Itatiba/ São Paulo. Brasil.

Psicóloga, doutora em Psicologia Ciência e Profissão pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Psicologia da Universidade São Francisco. Bolsista Produtividade em Pesquisa pelo CNPq. E-mail: ana.noronha@usf.com.br

Roberta Ramazotti Ferraz de Campos, Universidade São Francisco - Itatiba/São Paulo. Brasil

Teacher, postgraduate in Nueorpsychology ny Integrated College Spiritist and in Psychology by the Step 1 Institute os Education, Research an Recreation. Master student in psychology from the University San Francisco. Scholarship CAPES.

Published

2013-08-22

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