The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of the identified personality types within the study population to their future orientation. The selected study group was comprised of 156 undergraduate student members of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. / The future orientation of the study group or their individual attitudes toward the future, was measured by a three-factor test. The three factors of this test included: (1) determinism versus freedom to control/influence future events (Control); (2) uncertainty versus predictability about the future (Change); (3) pessimism versus optimism about the future (Outlook). / Personality types were model-classified according to definitions set forth in the work of Holland's theory of careers (1973). / The instruments used to classify personality type and to measure degree of future orientation were The Vocational Preference Inventory and the Futures Orientation Survey, respectively. The instruments were mailed to the study population. 79.4 percent of the study population responded. / The findings of this research indicate that this study population was not future-oriented in terms of the Control and Outlook factors. The respondents reflected an attitude of determinism and a lack of control or influence on future events. The data also indicated an attitude toward change, a perception that the future will be different from the present. Also, there was a pessimistic attitude toward the future. No significant differences existed in future orientation by sex. As a whole, the study population was not highly future-oriented. / Three significant relationships were determined among the three factors of future orientation and Holland's six personality types. Relationships existed with the investigative personality type and the outlook factor, the social type and the control factor, and the artistic type was negatively associated with the change factor. / The results indicated that the study population had a reactive approach to the future. In addition, a limited relationship existed between Holland's personality types and future orientation. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-04, Section: A, page: 1058. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75313 |
| Contributors | WENCEL, JANICE MARION., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 104 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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