THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORK VALUES

Authors
VODANOVICH SJ WEDDLE C PIOTROWSKI C
Citation
Sj. Vodanovich et al., THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORK VALUES, Social behavior and personality, 25(3), 1997, pp. 259-264
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Social
Journal title
Social behavior and personality → ACNP
ISSN journal
03012212
Volume
25
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
259 - 264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-2212(1997)25:3<259:TRBBPA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Undergraduate students (N = 111) completed the Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS) and the Survey of Work Values (SWV) as part of a study examinin g vocational preferences. The results indicated that individuals with high boredom proneness scores possessed significantly greater external work value scores, whereas those low in boredom proneness had signifi cantly higher internal work values. The results are discussed in terms of their importance for career guidance, selection, and motivation st rategies.