The study concludes that the best way to avoid sexual bias in the SVIB is to design one form of the inventory that controls for sex differences. (Author)

The data indicate that the influence of a brother or sister is considerably greater upon the second born than upon the first born. The magnitude of the sex of sibling effect is probably dependent upon whether a sibling is present during the first few years of life, a period during which many enduring response patterns are being acquired. The…

Study results suggest that the disposition of firstborns seems to be toward intellectual activities and that of the later borns toward social activities having a high degree of social participation and concern. (WY)

Multidimensional scaling was applied to Women-in-General (n=300) and Men-in-General (n=300) samples of the Strong Interest Inventory. Participants were matched on occupational title, obtaining two-dimensional solutions that demonstrated gender differences in the underlying structure of vocational interests. (SK)

The revision of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB), the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII), introduces Holland's theory of occupational types into the empirical structure of the SVIB. Emphasis on Holland's theory is evident throughout the SCII profile. Empirical coding of occupations was accomplished by: (1) scoring each of the…

Strong Interest Inventory responses from 16,484 people aged 18-22 were analyzed using differential item functioning (DIF). Sex-related differences were found on 28 occupational title items. Sex-related DIF was strongly correlated with sex-type ratings for occupations. (SK)

To further understanding of the meaning of other-sex scores on the New Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, correlations of occupational scores on both forms of the old SVIB with masculinity were studied in a sample of 116 female counseling clients. Differences in mean scores for scales appearing on both forms were highly related to the masculinity…

Examined differences in Holland codes when different criteria are used to compute the typology, using a sample of 2,133 college students. Results showed no difference between original and transformed scores for males, but the use of transformed scores resulted in fewer females with high consistency. (JAC)

Results indicated that for the samples studied the OIS and the VDI were apparently measuring different constructs of vocational maturity. (Authors)

Assessed immediate reactions to completing the Self-Directed Search (SDS) and the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII). Results indicated that: (1) the SDS had more perceived stimulus value than the SCII; (2) the SCII was perceived to have greater clarity of directions; and (3) no sex differences on reactions were found. (Author/BEF)

Examined the relationship of self-esteem to response style of individuals completing the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. Results indicated like and dislike preferences discriminated between self-esteem groups but not between sexes. Test profiles of high and middle self-esteem subjects exhibited greater differentiation and provided more helpful…

Examines fit of the correlations among the SCII General Occupational Theme scales to Holland's RIASEC hexagon model. Results suggest the SCII General Occupational Themes may be interpreted in the context of Holland's hexagon model for males but that further study is needed to support the scales for females. (Author)

This inventory was undertaken to help college students preparing to teach, as well as other concerned persons, to obtain information on the interests of pre-adolescents. It was also designed to compare the interests of pre-adolescents attending inner city, urban, suburban, and rural schools, in order that lessons and other planned activities would…

The predictive validity of the old and new men's Pharmacist scales and the new women's Pharmacist scale on the Strong Vocational Interest Blank was investigated for male and female pharmacy students. Each of the three scales significantly differentiated between graduates and nongraduates from the pharmacy program. (Author/BJG)

An occupational interest scale for women pharmacists was developed by administering the Strong Vocational Interest Blank to a national sample of registered pharmacists. (Author)