Updated Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Congruence and Satisfaction

Abstract

This article reports on a replication meta-analysis of Holland’s congruence theory, which maps the relationship between vocational interests-vocational environments on one hand and satisfaction on the other. The replication is based on 26 studies reported between 1988 and 2003, representing 53 samples and 6,557 respondents. This meta-analysis also examines the effect of culture and age as moderating variables on the congruence-satisfaction relationship. The current replication found no support for the moderating effect of others in the environment, satisfaction source, and code type, as reported by the previous meta-analysis. However, previous findings regarding the effect of congruence index as a moderator were confirmed. Moreover, this type of interest questionnaire was also found to be a moderating variable. The examination of the effects of culture yielded differences between studies conducted in the United States and Israel. Some support was also found for age as a moderating variable. Recommendations for future research are suggested.

Moderators of the interest congruence-occupational outcome relation

“…Several meta-analyses have revealed that the magnitude of the congruence-outcome relation is modest at best (Assouline & Meir, 1987;Spokane, 1985;Spokane, Meir, & Catalano, 2000;Tranberg, Slane, & Ekberg, 1993;Tsabari, Tziner, & Meir, 2005). Such findings have led some to call for the abandonment of the centrality of the interest congruence-outcome relation in our theories (e. g. Arnold, 2005;Tinsley, 2000).…”

“…Looking at the predictability afforded in other areas of psychology such as personality, it is not reasonable to expect that there would be greater magnitude. Still others focus on the specifics of the operationalisation of congruence as the issue (e.g., de Fruyt, 2002;Tsabari et al, 2005). Different methods and measures have yielded different results.…”

Avaliação de ambientes ocupacionais: construção do Inventário de Classificação Ocupacional

“…Considerando que tipos empreendedores são adjacentes aos convencionais na estrutura hexagonal RIASEC, considera-se que estas correlações não contradizem expectativas teóri-cas. Pessoas empreendedoras podem se interessar por ambientes convencionais uma vez que estes ambientes compartilham de valores empreendedores tais como status, poder e ganho financeiro (Holland, 1997 Tsabari, Tziner, & Meir, 2005). Tal resultado confirma a expectativa de que a escolha do índice de congruência afeta a magnitude da correlação congruência-satisfação (Camp & Chartrand, 1992).…”

Sucesso no Ensino Superior: Uma revisão e conceptualização || Success in Higher Education: A review and conceptualization

“…De acordo com o referido autor, estudantes que avaliam positivamente a qualidade das suas instituições, que frequentariam novamente a instituição e que demonstram elevada satisfação com a sua experiência académica, pessoal e relacional sentir-se-ão mais envolvidos na sua instituição, melhor integrados socialmente e com um sentimento mais forte de pertença ou afinidade institucional. A investigação neste domínio tem mostrado que a satisfação com a experiência no ES parece estar influenciada pela identificação social e organizacional com a instituição de ensino (Wilkins, Butt, Kratochvil, & Balakrishnan, 2016), pela autoeficácia e certeza na decisão (Nauta, 2007) e pelo nível de congruência existente entre o contexto e a pessoa, quer no que respeita aos interesses vocacionais (Holland, 1997;Tsabari, Tziner, & Meir, 2005), quer no que respeita à correspondência com expectativas iniciais (Alves & Raposo, 2007;Araújo & Almeida, 2015;Darlaston-Jones, Pike, Cohen, Young, Haunold, & Drew, 2003;Soares, Almeida, Diniz, & Guisande, 2006).…”