TY - JOUR

T1 - Effects of orientations to happiness on vocational identity achievement.

AU - Hirschi, A.

PY - 2011/6

Y1 - 2011/6

N2 - There is an increased interest in vocational psychology and career counseling regarding the link between career development and well-being, yet, little is known about how different ways to achieve well-being or happiness relate to career development. This study explored the relationship between 3 orientations to happiness (meaning, pleasure, and engagement) and vocational identity achievement among 2 groups of Swiss adolescents (n = 268, 8th grade; n = 208, 11th grade). The results indicated that more orientation to meaning and engagement but not to pleasure positively related to vocational identity achievement.

AB - There is an increased interest in vocational psychology and career counseling regarding the link between career development and well-being, yet, little is known about how different ways to achieve well-being or happiness relate to career development. This study explored the relationship between 3 orientations to happiness (meaning, pleasure, and engagement) and vocational identity achievement among 2 groups of Swiss adolescents (n = 268, 8th grade; n = 208, 11th grade). The results indicated that more orientation to meaning and engagement but not to pleasure positively related to vocational identity achievement.

KW - Business psychology

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960208651&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2011.tb00075.x

DO - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2011.tb00075.x

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 59

SP - 367

EP - 378

JO - The Career Development Quarterly

JF - The Career Development Quarterly

SN - 0889-4019

IS - 4

ER -