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

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.