Optimizing Career Guidance in Secondary Education: Exploring Person-Environment Interest Fit With the SIMON-jr Interest Inventory

Merel Dutry, Stijn Schelfhout, Eva Derous, Wouter Duyck, Nicolas Dirix, Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Department of Work, and Society, Vocational and Personnel Psychology Lab , Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Erasmus School of Social and Behaviourial Sciences, Work and Organizational Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders , JG Den Haag, The Netherlands

Journal of Career Assessment

Published online on October 04, 2025

Abstract

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Vocational interests and person-environment (PE) interest fit are key predictors of academic and career outcomes, yet little is known about their role in early adolescence. The present study addresses this gap by exploring the role of PE interest fit in ...