Armstrong and Vogel (2009) proposed that the differences between self-efficacy and interests are a matter of measurement artifact rather than substance. In tests of this hypothesis, they conceived of self-efficacy and interest as observed indicators of larger RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional) types…

Use of two types of scales in combination helps the counselor identify aspects of an occupational interest pattern that the client does or does not share with members of an occupational group. (Author)

The results attained in this study represent a description of personality interest relationships which may be specific to this population with different relationships to be observed in a population of liberal arts students. (Author)

Vocational interest patterns of male economists on the SVIB were compared with data from non economists most closely resemble those of psychologists and to a lesser extent those of political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists. An economists' scale was developed for the SVIB. (Author)

The SVIB was administered to culturally handicapped women. The results indicted that major interest profiles were evident and predicted vocational placement significantly; however, the SVIB did not discriminate which indicated that the instrument was not a motivation index. (Author)

The present study tests the hypothesis that greater relationships will be found between similarly named scales on the two instruments when OIS scale ranks rather than lambda scores are correlated with SVIB standard scores. The hypothesis was not confirmed. (Author)

The SVIB Occupational and Basic scales were compared. The Basic scales, as a predictor set, performed as well as the Occupational scales. The results support the use of the Basic scales in research and counseling and exemplify the utility of the discriminant function method for the validation of interest measures. (Author)

The Interest Assessment Scales and the Omnibus Personality Inventory were administered to 2,458 junior college students enrolled in occupation oriented curricula. Multivariate analytical procedure indicated high relationship between the two instruments. However, some findings raise questions about the wisdom of attempting to use interest and…

This study attempted to determine whether the Basic Interest Scales of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank would differentiate male college sophomores classified into Holland's personality types. The findings reveal the close relationship between interests and personality in the process of choosing a vocation. (Author)

Scores on scales with identical or similar names on the Strong Vocational Interest Blank for Women and the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey were compared by means of both scale and profile analyses. The individual scales were only moderately intercorrelated; however, the total profiles revealed substantial agreement for most subjects. (Author)

The internal structural relationships of vocational scales were compared. The common configuration of vocational interests was used to reconcile previous contradictory research results about the comparability of interest scores from various instruments and as a basis for counselor interpretation. (Author)

This study examined the relationships between persistence and/or transfer from a college of engineering and vocational interests. The SVIB profiles of persisters and transfer students showed extensive differences after 3 years. The decision to persist and/or transfer from a college of engineering is related to interest scores. (Author)

Freshman males from private and public school backgrounds took the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) during freshman orientation. Subjects were retested one week later using the SVIB, and examined for posttest congruence. Results suggest that private boarding school subjects were less congruent than private day or public school graduates.…

Relationships between broadly defined personality factors underlying the Adjective Check List and the recently developed Basic Interest scales for the Strong Vocational Interest Blank were investigated. The results suggest a fairly wide range of vocations which might be reinforcing for a given personality type. (Author)

Four factors emerged from the analysis of the OIS and five factors were isolated on the SVIB. This result and the high intercorrelations among the scales within the factors indicate that grouping occupational scales on the OIS is as appropriate as on the SVIB. (Author)