Research Description
Vocational interests and how they change over the life span. Research examines the structure of interests, how that structure develops and changes over the life course, and the reciprocal influences among personality, interests, and abilities with a focus on constructing models. Also, career development in adulthood, assessment of personality traits and work values, and occasionally, a venture into health psychology.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health
Recent Publications
Hoff, K. A., Song, Q. C., Einarsdóttir, S., Briley, D. A., & Rounds, J. (Accepted/In press). Developmental Structure of Personality and Interests: A Four-Wave, 8-Year Longitudinal Study. Journal of personality and social psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000228
Phan, W. M. J., Amrhein, R., Rounds, J., & Lewis, P. (2019). Contextualizing Interest Scales With Emojis: Implications for Measurement and Validity. Journal of Career Assessment, 27(1), 114-133. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072717748647
Su, R., Tay, L., Liao, H. Y., Zhang, Q., & Rounds, J. (2019). Toward a dimensional model of vocational interests. Journal of Applied Psychology, 104(5), 690-714. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000373
Hoff, K. A., Briley, D. A., Wee, C. J. M., & Rounds, J. (2018). Normative changes in interests from adolescence to adulthood: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Psychological bulletin, 144(4), 426-451. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000140
Nye, C. D., Perlus, J. G., & Rounds, J. (2018). Do ornithologists flock together? Examining the homogeneity of interests in occupations. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 107, 195-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.04.004