The Occupational, Learning, and Social Support Orientations of Employees

Abstract

This study identifies indicators of possible job success by investigation of the relationship between work stability/satisfaction and occupational, learning, and social support orientations of rehabilitation personnel. A questionnaire that included Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory and Sheffield's Orientation of Adult Learners Scale was mailed to 338 employees in rehabilitation settings. The data analyses indicated that such employees have basically the occupational characteristics of social, artistic, and investigative profiles and that the environments of the rehabilitation facilities were basically social, artistic, and enterprising. Such a match promotes a stable and satisfying work situation based on Holland's theory. The occupational orientation of employees can also serve as an indicator of their learning orientation and preference and their social support orientations.