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Peer reviewedGaffey, Robert L.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1974
This study was designed to explore two areas: (1) the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed men using four different operational definitions of vocational orientation, and (2) the relationships among all possible combinations of same named scales across the four inventories. Findings tend to support the concurrent validity of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Employment, Labor Force, Occupational Clusters
Peer reviewedWalsh, W. Bruce; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1977
This study investigated differences between men and women employed in traditional male occupations using the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self-Directed Search (SDS). Results indicate men in traditionally male occupations, when compared to women in those same occupations, tend not to report higher mean raw scale scores. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Occupational Clusters, Research Projects
Peer reviewedFishburne, Francis J., Jr.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976
The authors investigated the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed non-college-degreed men using two inventories of vocational orientation. The results revealed that two scales of one and four scales of the other inventory successfully differentiated the occupational groups consistant with Holland's theoretical framework. (Author/SE)
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employees, Individual Characteristics, Occupational Clusters
Peer reviewedO'Brien, William F.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976
The study was designed to explore the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed non-college degree black men. Concurrent validity was studied by administering the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self Directed Search (SDS) to workers. Results tend to suggest that Holland's theory is meaningful for employed non-college…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Career Choice, Employees, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewedSiebel, Claudia E.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1977
Modification of instructions to the Activities and Competencies section of Holland's Self-Directed Search to allow users more flexibility in responding to items was compared to the standard set of instructions. Results indicated modified instructions did significantly alter users' summary codes although users were not more satisfied. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Planning, College Students, Interest Inventories
Peer reviewedWard, Connie M.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1981
The Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self-Directed Search (SDS) were administered to 102 Black women workers in occupational environments consistent with Holland's six vocational environments. Four scales in each test successfully differentiated the occupational groups, supporting the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for…
Descriptors: Blacks, Employed Women, Interest Inventories, Nonprofessional Personnel
