A study of the relationship between occupational choice, self concept, and adjustment, self-ratings of bi-polar traits and MM PI scales for over 500 college students in music, science, and physical education were subjected to these statistical analyses: Chi-square test of independence and Duncan's method for significant means. The results indicated that the vocational groups seemed to be differentiated in terms of personality traits and relative adjustment-the physical education group indicating better adjustment than the others. Yet, when the sex factor was brought to bear on the data, music and science males seemed closer to each other than to physical education males, and the female groups seemed to be more nearly alike. Conclusion: individuals are in related fields because they have similar personality characteristics, similar needs, and manifest a similar pattern of social adjustment. This seems to be true even though the students are planning to be teachers.
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