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Nagy, Gabriel; Trautwein, Ulrich; Ludtke, Oliver – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
The cross-cultural generalizability of vocational interest structures has received significant attention in recent years. This article adds to this research in four respects. First, data from a context that has not previously been investigated (Germany) was analyzed. Second, students at different stages of their educational career were examined.…
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing
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Yang, Weiwei; Stokes, Garnett S.; Hui, C. Harry – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
This study evaluated Holland's (1973, 1985, 1997) structural hypotheses--circular order and circumplex--in two populations in China at both the subtest (Activities, Competencies, Occupational Preferences, and Self-ratings on Abilities) and the entire test levels of the Self-Directed Search (SDS; Holland, 1994). Confirmatory factor analyses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Interests, Factor Structure, Cross Cultural Studies
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Long, Lirong; Adams, Ryan S.; Tracey, Terence J. G. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
Two Chinese samples of the high school students (N=721) and the college students (N=943) were administered a translated version of the Personal Globe Inventory (PGI, Tracey, 2002), and the responses were examined with respect to their structure. Results of separate factor analyses demonstrated that there were three substantive factors:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, College Students, Factor Structure