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Examining the Structure of Vocational Interests in Turkey in the Context of the Personal Globe Model
Direct linkVardarli, Bade; Özyürek, Ragip; Wilkins-Yel, Kerrie G.; Tracey, Terence J. G. – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2017
The structural validity of the Personal Globe Inventory-Short (PGI-S: Tracey in J Vocat Behavi 76:1-15, 2010) was examined in a Turkish sample of high school and university students. The PGI-S measures eight basic interest scales, Holland's ("Making vocational choice," Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1997) six types, Prediger's ("J…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Interests, Interest Inventories, Models
Tracey, Terence J. G. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
The presence of the general factor in interest and self-efficacy assessment and its meaning are reviewed. The general factor is found in all interest and self-efficacy assessment and has been viewed as (a) a nuisance factor with little effect on assessment, (b) a variable having substantive meaning and thus worthy of including in interpretation,…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Self Efficacy, Test Interpretation, Evaluation Problems
Zhang, Yu; Kube, Erin; Wang, Yuzhong; Tracey, Terence J. G. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2013
A diverse Chinese sample of 2567 high school and college students was utilized to examine the structural validity of the PGI-S (Tracey, 2010) with respect to the fit to the circumplex structure, the theoretical model underlying the RIASEC types and the eight PGI (Tracey, 2002) interest types. The randomization test of hypothesized order relations…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Interests, Interest Inventories, High School Students
Sodano, Sandro M.; Tracey, Terence J. G. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2008
Prestige has been demonstrated to be a component in interest assessment [Tracey, T. J. G. (1997). The structure of interests and self-efficacy expectations: An expanded examination of the spherical model of interests. "Journal of Counseling Psychology", 44, 32-43; Tracey, T. J. G. (2002). Personal Globe Inventory: Measurement of the spherical…
Descriptors: Reputation, Vocational Interests, Interest Inventories, College Students
Peer reviewedTracey, Terence J. G. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2002
Describes the development of the Personal Globe Inventory, based on a spherical model of interests, which contains 18 scales representing people/things, data/ideas, and prestige dimensions of occupations. Discusses tests of reliability and construct validity and provides five sample interpretations of its use. (Contains 69 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Competence, Interest Inventories, Models
Long, Lirong; Watanabe, Naotaka; Tracey, Terence J. G. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2006
Japanese college students (N = 2,492) completed the translated Personal Globe Inventory (PGI: T. J. G. Tracey, 2002b) Occupational Title scales, and the structural validity of vocational interests was examined. Support was provided for the RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional), octant, and spherical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Interests, College Students, Measures (Individuals)
Long, Lirong; Tracey, Terence J. G. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2006
A structural meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the fit of four different representations of the relations among RIASEC types, Holland's (1985, 1997) circular order model, Gati's (1991) three-group partition model, Rounds and Tracey's (1996) alternative three-group partition model, and Liu and Rounds' (2003) modified octant model, on 29…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Meta Analysis, Models, Goodness of Fit
Peer reviewedTracey, Terence J. G.; Ward, Christopher C. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1998
An instrument for assessing children's interests was developed, and the structure of Holland-type career interests in children was examined. Differences between interests and competence perceptions were evaluated across ages. Results show few differences between interests and competence perceptions, which varied across age; fit of the circular…
Descriptors: Career Development, Children, College Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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
Peer reviewedTracey, Terence J. G.; Watanabe, Naotaka; Schneider, Paul L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1997
Examines one aspect of the construct validity of vocational interest across Japanese and American cultures. Results based on two samples of college students (Japanese N=373; American N=401) indicated that the item structure was similar across cultures. Findings support the general structural similarity of interests in Japanese and American…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries
Tracey, Terence J. G.; Lent, Robert W.; Brown, Steven D.; Soresi, Salvatore; Nota, Laura – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2006
We explored the ''idiothetic'' cognitive structure of RIASEC occupational percepts in a sample of Italian middle and high school students over a one year period, examining the possible bidirectional linkages between cognitive-vocational structure, involvement in career exploration activities, and exposure to authoritative parenting style. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Interest Inventories, Foreign Countries, Middle School Students
Peer reviewedTracey, Terence J. G. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1997
Assessed college students' occupational preferences, activity preferences, and career self-efficacy expectations. Results supported the importance of prestige in all of the major types of vocational interest data and also validated the spherical-structure-of-interests construct. People used prestige in responding to activities as well as to…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, College Students, Counseling Psychology
