Parent‐Child Relations, Need‐Nurturance, and Vocational Orientation

Abstract

This is a study of the relevance of nurturant parent‐child relations and need‐nurturance to one's vocational orientation. One hundred seventy‐nine high school juniors responded to questionnaires concerning their parent‐child relations, need‐nurturance, and vocational choice. Students were classified as vocationally oriented toward either persons or non‐persons. An analysis of variance revealed significant differences between the two vocational orientations in need‐nurturance but not in parent‐child relations. Sex differences were found in both need‐nurturance and parent‐child relations. Implications of the findings are discussed.