Why does the trait-state relation in vocational interests differ from that in personality? Exploring interest variability in daily life

Lena Roemer; Gundula Stoll; James Rounds; Matthias Ziegler

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104386

Why does the trait-state relation in vocational interests differ from that in personality? Exploring interest variability in daily life

Lena Roemer, Gundula Stoll, James Rounds, Matthias Ziegler

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Recent studies further the development of trait-state models for vocational interests. Unlike personality, vocational interest states were found to vary mainly below respective trait levels. This preregistered experience-sampling study (N = 217, N_obs = 5,631) aimed to replicate and explain why the trait-state relation in vocational interests differs from personality. We tested competing assumptions about the conceptualization of interest states. Across two operationalizations using items that were (not) tailored to participants’ daily lives, interest states varied mainly below trait levels. This suggests that the distinct pattern is no measurement artifact, but that interest traits generally constrain the experience of states in daily life. Overall, the results refine the conceptualization of interest states and demonstrate that different psychological constructs meaningfully differ in their trait-state relations.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	104386
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	105
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104386
State	Published - Aug 2023

Keywords

Experience sampling
Interest states
Intraindividual variability
Personality states
Trait-state relation
Vocational interests

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Social Psychology
General Psychology

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