Abstract
The concepts of vocational self-actualization (VSA) and vocational identity (VI) were tried to materialize and the relationship between them was investigated to understand some implications for the practical methods of career guidance and counseling. The following- were found in the investigation obtained from 73 male university students. (1) VSA and VI are the same regarding actualization of vocational self-concept (AVSC), though they seem to represent "process" and "contents", respectively. (2) VSA and VI could be grasped by three main elements relating to AVSC, and by the formula, The degree of VSA and VI=Value x Expectancy x Strategy. In this formula, "Value" means ideal or possible selves, social and vocational roles, and their integration, "Expectancy" means motivational factors such as the expectancy of performance or the will to work, and "Strategy" means methods and procedures of VSA and VI, (3) This formula indicates that the three main elements are indispensable to the practice of career guidance and counseling aiming at forming the abilities of VSA and VI, and that the effectiveness could be measured by the formula. Based on the above findings, implications for the practical methods of career guidance and counseling are also discussed.
