Vocational interests have been an important concept for career decision making and counseling. However, while researchers have separately explored the criterion validity of interest congruence and the formation mechanism of interests, there has been little joint, interactive consideration of the two key aspects of interests. A key issue remains unclear: Could interests with different focal formation mechanisms have different consequences? Drawing on the motivation and vocational literature, this article first explains why it is possible and necessary to differentiate the formation mechanisms of interests in terms of motivational focus (intrinsic, extrinsic-autonomous, and extrinsic-controlled). Then, it formulates how the motivational focus of interests interacts with the performance focus of environments (quality-oriented vs. quantity-oriented) and the value focus of individuals (intrinsic vs. extrinsic satisfaction) in shaping the criterion validity of congruence. By linking what people like with why they like it, the joint interest formation and consequence model (a) delineates the motivational, performance, and value moderators of congruence-criterion links and explains previous results; (b) suggests assessment strategies that can facilitate research and practice related to the joint model and marginalized populations; and (c) provides insights into the flexible use of interests in different scenarios of career selection. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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以利益之名：利益发展与后果的共同考虑。


职业兴趣一直是职业决策和咨询的重要概念。然而，虽然研究者分别探讨了利益一致性的标准有效性和利益的形成机制，但很少对利益的两个关键方面进行联合、互动的思考。一个关键问题仍不清楚：具有不同焦点形成机制的利益会产生不同的后果吗？借鉴动机和职业文献，本文首先解释了为什么可以并且有必要根据动机焦点（内在、外在自主和外在控制）来区分兴趣的形成机制。然后，它阐述了利益的动机焦点如何与环境的绩效焦点（质量导向与数量导向）以及个人的价值焦点（内在与外在满意度）相互作用，以形成一致性的标准有效性。通过将人们喜欢什么与他们喜欢的原因联系起来，联合兴趣形成和后果模型（a）描绘了一致性标准链接的动机、绩效和价值调节因素，并解释了先前的结果； (b) 提出可促进联合模式和边缘化群体相关研究和实践的评估战略； (c) 提供了在不同职业选择场景中灵活运用兴趣的见解。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。