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Peer reviewedAthanasou, James A.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
The structure of the six vocational interests measured by the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory was identified. Results of two separate analyses showed that a general factor accounted for much of the total variance. Remaining bipolar factors supported previous classifications of interests. (Author/GK)
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Download full textAthanasou, James A. – 1986
The Vocational Interest Survey (VIS) is a set of six questionnaire scales for measuring vocational interest. It is designed for Australian users and is consistent with Holland's theory that there are six basic career categories. This paper discusses the development of the VIS and presents some technical data on the questionnaires. Items were…
Descriptors: Careers, Construct Validity, Correlation, Foreign Countries
