The validity of scores on the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) for Asian American college students has not been thoroughly investigated. This study examined the evidence of validity of the SII Occupational Scale scores for predicting college major choices of Asian American women and men and White women and men. The sample included 186 female and…

Conducted two-phase longitudinal study to explore power of Strong Interest Inventory (SII) for college students to facilitate career exploration activities such as talking to professionals and seeking vocational information. Experimental subjects (n=75) who participated in SII testing and group interpretation reported significantly more…

Comparison of the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS) and Strong Interest Inventory using data from 128 college students found excellent to good matches between students' majors and the interest component of the CISS. Interest components of both scales had comparable concurrent validity. The skill component of CISS had lower concurrent…

The gender validity of the Strong Interest Inventory's Personal Style Scales (Work Style, Learning Environment, Leadership Style, and Risk Taking/Adventure) was examined through a study of 458 female and 282 male college students at Iowa State University. The students completed the Personal Style Scales and the Adjective Check List (ACL), which is…

The Strong Interest Inventory was completed by 189 female and 168 male African-American college students (20 percent response). Correlations among the General Occupational Theme scales supported the potential applicability of Holland's theory to African Americans, but highlighted gender differences. (SK)

Assessed concurrent validity of 1985 Strong Interest Inventory (SII) for college major by matching college students' (n=153) declared or intended majors with Occupational Scales on SII profile and calculating hit rates to determine accuracy of profiles for identifying college majors. SII had concurrent validity for major selection comparable to…

In a study designed to investigate the cross-cultural similarity of vocational interests as measured by the Strong Interest Inventory, an Icelandic version was administered to 413 college students in different majors. Results indicate that United States' norms are valid for Icelandic groups and allow satisfactory prediction of vocational…

Results of completion of 4 instruments (Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, Strong Interest Inventory, Hermann Brain Dominance Inventory, and Learning Styles Inventory) by 75 accounting, business administration, and public administration graduate students suggest that the Hermann (and to some extent the Strong) inventory has potential value for…

Examined user reaction to computer-administered and paper-and-pencil-administered forms of the Strong Interest Inventory. Results indicate that user reactions to the two administration modes were reasonably similar in most areas. However, the computer group indicated more often that their version was easier to use and follow. (RJM)

The relationship between self-efficacy/interests and college major was the focus of a study. A sample of 760 midwestern college students reported their present college major on a demographic questionnaire and completed either the research version of the 1994 Strong Interest Inventory (SII) or the actual 1994 SII and the 1996 Skills Confidence…