How do occupations differ across South Korea and the US: Studies of RIASEC occupational interest profiles (OIPs)
Youn, Jisoo
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Title
How do occupations differ across South Korea and the US: Studies of RIASEC occupational interest profiles (OIPs)
Author(s)
Youn, Jisoo
Issue Date
2024-04-26
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Rounds, James
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Rounds, James
Committee Member(s)
Napolitano, Chris
Hanna, Alexis
Xia, Yan
Department of Study
Educational Psychology
Discipline
Educational Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Occupational Interest Profiles, Occupational Interest Structure, Cross-cultural, South Korean occupations, O*NET occupational data, RIASEC, occupational task
Abstract
O*NET occupational data has been exported outside the US, however its validity outside the US has been rarely tested. Holland’s (1997) RIASEC model is one of the key components of O*NET occupational data. Holland’s theory is based on the parallel underlying RIASEC interest structure of persons and occupations. However, cross-cultural research on RIASEC structure has focused on persons’ interest structure. Very few studies, if any, have investigated how RIASEC profiles are assigned to occupations across cultures.
The current paper comprises three interconnected studies. Firstly, we matched US O*NET occupations to South Korean KNOW occupations to compare occupational interest structures across the two nations. Next, using 296 pairs of occupations matched to be similar in Study 1a, we evaluated the fit of South Korean Occupational Interest Profiles (OIPs) and US OIPs to Holland’s RIASEC model (Study 1b). Finally, we examined how different OIPs are assigned to occupations through comparing occupational tasks in South Korea and US (Study 2). We found South Korean OIPs when compared to US OIPs showed a poorer fit to RIASEC model. Realistic interest was isolated from other interest types in South Korea, while the US OIPs showed a good fit to RIASEC model. Our results suggest that the differences in OIPs between the two nations were reflected in how occupational tasks were written. Our findings showed that occupations that do not explicitly involve Social activities like helping and nurturing are assigned Social in South Korea, when they involve interactions with others or group work. Our results imply that there are cultural differences in how interests are understood and assigned to occupations.
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