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Rottinghaus, Patrick J.; Coon, Kristin L.; Gaffey, Abigail R.; Zytowski, Donald G. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2007
This study reports a 30-year follow-up of 107 former high school juniors and seniors from a rural Midwestern community who completed the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey (KOIS) in 1975 and 2005. Absolute, intra-individual, and test-retest stability of interests, and predictive validity of occupations were examined. Results showed minor absolute…
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Career Development, Career Counseling, Predictive Validity
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McHenry, Jeffrey J.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1990
Administered predictor battery of cognitive ability, perceptual-psychomotor ability, temperament/personality, interest, and job outcome preference measures to enlisted soldiers in nine Army jobs. Cognitive and perceptual-psychomotor scores provided best prediction of job-specific and general task proficiency. Findings suggest that Army can improve…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Ability, Enlisted Personnel, Interest Inventories
Peterson, Karen L. – 1983
A study identified the variables affecting the vocational choice of college women. During the research project, a 97-item instrument entitled the Work Interest Questionnaire (WIQ) was developed and administered to 437 undergraduate female students enrolled at a large Midwestern university. The subjects were selected based on their varying fields…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Decision Making, Females
Lindley, Lori D.; Borgen, Fred H. – 1997
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…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, College Students, Comparative Analysis