A Study of Multiple Aptitude, Occupational Preference and Adjustment between Field Independents and Field Dependents Author:陳淑美 Shoo-May Chen
Research Article
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between field dependence and multiple aptitude, occupational preference and adjustment after intelligence was held constant. Ninety field independents and ninety field dependents from one junior high school in Taipei area were selected as subjects. A battery of instruments including the Group Embedded Figures Test, the Chinese Revision of the Multi-level Edition of the Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Test, the Multiple Aptitude Test and the California Test of Personality were administered to the subjects. The obtained data were statistically treated by MANOVA, Pearson product-moment correlation and canonical correlation. The main findings were as follows: (1). There was relationship between field dependence and multiple aptitude: the field independents showed significantly higher numeral reasoning, perceptual speed and spatial ability than those of the field dependents. (2) There was relationship between field dependence and some variables of occupational preference: the field independents selected more mechanical and esthetic preference than those of the filed dependents. (3) There was no significant differences between field independents and field dependents in their personal and social adjustment. (4) There was no significant influence of multiple aptitude on occupational preference and personal and social adjustment.