Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs , Anne Rowe directed considerable attention to the developmental period of early childhood in her work . Her approach focuses on the ways early home life and parental relationships contribute to career choice . Rowe's theory suggests that career choices match the level of needs those choices attempt to satisfy .
With Maslow's hierarchy of needs in mind , Rowe's system stresses the influence of childhood on later career paths and presents three basic causes and effects lowest-order physiological and safety needs completely met but ack fulfillment of the needs for belonging, Emotional concentration on the child More often than not , children with overprotective , demanding parents and and
self-esteem . Fulfillment of unmet needs is sought through adult vocations . Avoidance of the child when a child's physiological and emotional needs are neglected will likely grow grow up seeking occupations of material acquisition and solitary pursuit .
Acceptance of the child Children an essential as part of a family that shares decisions and responsibilities finds many or most of their needs fulfilled and will probably seek careers that will satisfy the highest order needs . On an important note , Rowe's approach also supposes that each of the above is influenced by genetic endowment .
Attitudes , interests , economics and social conditions may be overcome by personal effort , but the individual must know how and when to make that effort . A Fields and Levels diagram , or matrix , outlines Rowe's approach and shows how interests and occupational types , that is , fields , combine with varying levels of responsibility , skill and ability .
Possible occupations and careers are placed accordingly . Rowe's eight fields are Service , business , contact Organizations , technology , outdoor Economics , general , culture , arts and Entertainment . The corresponding levels are Professional , managerial and Above , semi-professional and Small Business , skilled , semi-skilled and Un-Skilled .
Since mastery of tasks in one developmental stage depends upon having accomplished tasks in preceding stages , career maturity can be gauged by specific behaviors . Success with tasks tied to levels of career development can be a guide to what step should be next .