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Birth Cohort Change in the Vocational Interests of Female and Male College Students
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Bubany, Shawn T.; Hansen, Jo-Ida C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
The purpose of this research was to investigate the extent to which vocational interests have changed across birth cohorts of college students to better understand how socio-cultural factors may have an impact on career development. Using meta-analytic data collection methods, dissertations and journal articles presenting interests scores…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Vocational Interests, Social Influences
RIASEC Interest and Confidence Cutoff Scores: Implications for Career Counseling
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Bonitz, Verena S.; Armstrong, Patrick Ian; Larson, Lisa M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
One strategy commonly used to simplify the joint interpretation of interest and confidence inventories is the use of cutoff scores to classify individuals dichotomously as having high or low levels of confidence and interest, respectively. The present study examined the adequacy of cutoff scores currently recommended for the joint interpretation…
Descriptors: College Students, Interest Inventories, Career Counseling, Cutting Scores
Evidence of Validity for the Skill Scale Scores of the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
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Hansen, Jo-Ida C.; Leuty, Melanie E. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2007
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the evidence of validity of the Skill Scale scores on the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS). In a sample of 221 college students, analyses between the CISS Skill Scale scores and the CISS Interest Scale, the Strong Interest Inventory, and self-reported MAEQ abilities scores were…
Descriptors: Validity, Interest Inventories, Vocational Interests, College Students
Personal Style Scales of the Strong Interest Inventory: Linking Personality and Interests.
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Lindley, Lori D.; Borgen, Fred H. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2000
The relationship between the personal style scales of the Strong Interest Inventory and the Big Five model of personality was investigated with 740 undergraduates and a cross-validation sample of 321. No significant gender differences were observed. Personal style scales indicating living and working preferences were correlated with personality…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Life Style, Personality Traits, Sex Differences
Evidence of Construct Validity of the Interest Scales on the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
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Sullivan, Brandon A.; Hansen, Jo-Ida C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2004
This study explored evidence of the construct validity of the interest scales on the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS; Campbell, Hyne, & Nilsen, 1992) by testing evidence for convergent validity with the Strong Interest Inventory (SII; Hansen & Campbell, 1985). Two hypotheses were formulated. First, matching CISS and SII scales…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Interest Inventories, Correlation, Hypothesis Testing
Evidence of 12-Year Predictive and Concurrent Validity for SII Occupational Scale Scores
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Hansen, Jo-Ida C.; Dik, Bryan J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
This longitudinal study assessed the power of the Occupational Scales (OSs) of the Strong Interest Inventory to predict the participants' occupations 12 years after Time 1 testing, 8 years after Time 2 testing, and concurrently at Time 3. Results indicated that OS scores predicted occupational membership at a level substantially higher than chance…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Predictive Validity, Test Validity, Longitudinal Studies
Cultural Influences on Responses to Items on the Strong Interest Inventory
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Fouad, Nadya A.; Walker, Cindy M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
This study examined racial/ethnic group differences on an interest inventory at the item level using differential bundle functioning (DBF) analyses. Specifically, responses of males and females from five different racial/ethnic groups (N=3750) on the General Occupational Themes of the Strong were examined. Items were grouped together based on…
Descriptors: Test Items, Cultural Influences, Vocational Interests, Racial Differences