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| Bingham, Rosie P. | 1 |
| Christensen, Kathleen C. | 1 |
| Holland, John L. | 1 |
| Keeling, Brian | 1 |
| Mount, Michael K. | 1 |
| Muchinsky, Paul M. | 1 |
| Tuck, Bryan F. | 1 |
| Walsh, W. Bruce | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMount, Michael K.; Muchinsky, Paul M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1978
Results showed strong empirical support for the model in that most subjects were working in environments congruent with their personality types. However, there was a lack of empirical support for the proposed relatedness among the environments in the model with regard to person-environment congruence. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Interest Inventories, Occupational Tests, Research Projects
Peer reviewedKeeling, Brian; Tuck, Bryan F. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1978
Self Directed Search (SDS) raw score and same-sex normed standard score codes were obtained on a sample of 16- to 18-year-old New Zealand high school students. The 59 boys and 59 girls who showed differences in the first letter of their codes rated the attractiveness of selected DOT job descriptions. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Interest Inventories, Research Projects
Peer reviewedBingham, Rosie P.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1978
This study, using the Vocational Preference Inventory and the Self-Directed Search, explored the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed college-degreed Black women. The findings support the validity of Holland's theory for this population. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Choice, College Graduates, Females
Peer reviewedChristensen, Kathleen C.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1975
This study examined the effects of the test administrator's attitudes toward Holland's Self-Directed Search, the size of the group taking the instrument, and whether or not monitors were used during the administration on both self-scoring accuracy and satisfaction with results. Only monitoring reduced self-scoring errors, and none affected…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Individual Characteristics, Research Projects, Scoring
Prediger, Dale J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
The appropriateness of raw score reports of human traits is questioned, especially in light of the support provided for Holland's theory by normed scores and the stereotypic career options suggested to males and females by raw scores. (Author)
Descriptors: High School Students, Occupational Tests, Research Projects, Secondary Education
Holland, John L. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
Prediger confuses observations about the data with Holland's theoretical statement, performs some uninterpretable analyses, omits much relevant data, and provides an incomplete account of what psychometric authorities have said about raw scores in interest inventories. (Author)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, High School Students, Occupational Tests, Research Projects
Prediger, Dale J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
Holland hypothesized that personality pattern consistency is related to vocational satisfaction, stability, and success. The viability of this key construct in Holland's theory of careers is examined in light of the expected relationship between level of consistency and frequency of occurrence of 2-letter Holland personality codes. Results are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis, High School Students, Occupational Tests
