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Kong, Jin; Xu, Yonghong Jade; Zhang, Hao – Journal of Educational Issues, 2016
In this study, data collected from 875 college freshman and sophomore students enrolled in a 4-year university in central China are used to examine the applicability and validity of a Chinese version of Holland's Self-Directed Search (SDS) that was adapted in the 1990s. The total sample was randomly divided into two groups. Data from the first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Akram, Hadeel Abdulah – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The factor structure of Holland's hexagonal model as shown in the Self-Directed Search (SDS) has received extensive attention across the world. The goal in creating the SDS was to equip guidance counselors and services with information about adults' personality types, interests, preferences, and career options. More precisely, the SDS items assess…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Translation, Semitic Languages, Factor Structure

Glidden-Tracey, Cynthia; Greenwood, Andrea K. – Journal of Career Assessment, 1997
The Self Directed Search-Easy and a version back translated from Spanish to English were completed by 145 undergraduates. Back-translation scale scores were a significantly better fit for Holland's model. The model fit the scores of men better than women. (SK)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Sex Differences, Spanish, Test Validity