%0 Journal Article
%T Cechy osobowości a decyzje adolescentów dotyczące planów edukacyjnych i zawodowych
%A Markiewicz, Katarzyna
%A Kaczmarek, Bożydar L. J.
%A Kostka-Szymańska, Małgorzata
%J Psychologia Rozwojowa
%V 2010
%N Tom 15, Numer 3
%P 57-70
%K adolescence, career planning, personality traits, economic changes
%@ 1895-6297
%D 2010
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/psychologia-rozwojowa/artykul/cechy-osobowosci-a-decyzje-adolescentow-dotyczace-planow-edukacyjnych-i-zawodowych
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	Personality traits and adolescents’ decisions concerning education and career planning

	One of the most signifi cant tasks confronting adolescents is planning future career in order to start an independent life (Kanfer et al., 2001). A number of studies show that it poses number of signifi cant problems (Super, 1963; Super, Savickas, Super, 1996; Webber, 1990; Borgen, Amundson, 2010). The aim of the present study was to defi ne decision-making mechanisms that have an impact on career planning by adolescents and the infl uence of their personality traits upon it. The NEO-FFI Inventory and a self-constructed questionnaire were administered to 116 students of the last year of a secondary school. The data indicate correlations between the choices concerning further studies and personality traits measured with NEO-FFI Inventory. The following traits proved to be signifi cant: neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness