أنماط الشخصية و علاقتها بالميول المهنية لدى طلبة المرحلة الثانوية في مملكة البحرين

Abstract

Abstract : The Relationship between Personality Types and Vocational Interests of Secondary School Students in the Kingdom Of Bahrain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the personality types and vocational interests for a sample that was randomly selected from the secondary school. It was also aimed to investigate the relationship between these personality types and vocational interests, the differences between female and male students, and also the differences between students of different academic levels at the secondary school (1st, 2nd and 3rd year). The study applied two scales; The first one was "Vocational Interests scale' based on John Holland theory, and the second was 'Personality Types Scale" based on Myers-Briggs Indicator description. The results showed correlation between each type of personality and the vocational interests. The study results didn't show any significant differences neither in personality types nor in vocational interests according to the academic level. The results showed differences according to gender in both vocational interests and personality types. Most of male students had realistic and enterprising vocational interests, while most of the females had artistic and enterprising interests. The most common personality prevalent type among male students was (ISFP), while it was (ESTP) and (ENTP) among the females. The results showed significant relationship between vocational interests and personality types for males, while it was not evident for females.