《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2023, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (10): 1227-1232.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2023.10.016

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Psychological characteristics of vocational selection for college students with disabilities

FANG Xiaoqing1, DING Xuemei1, WANG Yijie2, LI Xinzheng3, ZHANG Xiaoli1()   

  1. 1. School of Nursing, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, China
    2. Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong 256600, China
    3. School of Public Health and Management, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, China
  • Received:2023-09-05 Revised:2023-09-07 Published:2023-10-25 Online:2023-11-16
  • Contact: ZHANG Xiaoli, E-mail: zxl7901@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Shandong Social Science Planning Research Project(23CSHJ01);Shandong Social Science Planning Research Project(18CJYJ17)

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the psychological tendency characteristics of vocational selection for college students with disabilities.
Methods A total of 155 college students with disabilities in four colleges and universities were investigated using Psychological Tendencies of Vocational Selection for College Students with Disabilities (PTVS).
Results A total of 151 questionnaires returned finally. The principal component analysis extracted four factors, namely profession, capability, parental occupation and parental education, with a cumulative contribution rate of 74.98%. Clustering analysis clustered three categories, namely vocational capability and parental education dominated, profession and capability dominated, and profession dominated, which accounted for 20.5%, 31.1% and 48.3%, respectively. There were significant differences among the three categories in the dimensions of personal cognition, employment tendency, employment affect and employment will of PTVS (F > 7.021, P < 0.01).
Conclusion There are four dimensions of PTVS, i.e., the dimension of profession, the dimension of capability, the dimension of parental occupation and the dimension of parental education; while the PTVS could be divided into three categories, i.e., vocational capability and parental education dominated, profession and capability dominated, and profession dominated. For college students with disabilities, accurate career counseling and guidance should be provided according to the psychological structure of vocational selection and PTVS.

Key words: college students, disability, career psychology, investigation

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