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Nye CD, Wille B, Amory J, et al. Are work activities related to interest change over time? A 22-year longitudinal study. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2020;121(4):865-893doi: 10.1037/pspp0000360.
Nye, C. D., Wille, B., Amory, J., & De Fruyt, F. (2021). Are work activities related to interest change over time? A 22-year longitudinal study. Journal of personality and social psychology, 121(4), 865-893. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000360
Nye, Christopher D, et al. "Are work activities related to interest change over time? A 22-year longitudinal study." Journal of personality and social psychology vol. 121,4 (2021): 865-893. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000360
Nye CD, Wille B, Amory J, De Fruyt F. Are work activities related to interest change over time? A 22-year longitudinal study. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2021 Oct;121(4):865-893. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000360. Epub 2020 Jul 27. PMID: 32718168.
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J Pers Soc Psychol. 2021 Oct;121(4):865-893. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000360. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

Are work activities related to interest change over time? A 22-year longitudinal study.

Journal of personality and social psychology

Christopher D Nye, Bart Wille, Justine Amory, Filip De Fruyt

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology.
  2. Department of Human Resource Management and Organizational Psychology.
  3. Department of Development, Personality and Social Psychology.

PMID: 32718168 DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000360

Abstract

Research has shown that vocational interests are important predictors of a number of life outcomes. Therefore, understanding individuals' vocational interests can also help to explain and predict their attitudes, behavior, and motives. The goal of the present study was to examine changes in vocational interests over time and explore whether these changes could be partially explained by employees' interactions with their work environments. We started by developing a theoretical framework that links interest development to the broader notion of person-environment (P-E) fit. Using a sample of 933 individuals entering the workforce, vocational interests, ratings of the work environment, and job satisfaction were assessed at 3 time points over the course of a 22-year longitudinal study. Results showed both stability (correlations ranging from .26 to .80) and change (

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