To find evidence of generalizability of four interest factors established for tests within the Roe-Holland framework, factor scores derived from a Vocational Interest Inventory grounded in Roe's system were correlated with Strong-Campbell Occupational scale scores. For this sample of 300 counseling clients, a majority of the hypothesized relations…

Using a rotated varimax solution based on high school juniors, factor scores on the Vocational Interest Inventory were computed for 300 counseling clients. These factor scores were correlated with the 6 General Theme, 23 Basic Interest, and l24 Occupational Scales to the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. Based on the strength and direction of…

Analyses of interscale relations in 235 college students for the Vocational Preference Inventory and Vocational Interest Inventory, based on interest models of Holland and Roe respectively, suggest that the two-dimensional, circular configuration of occupations of personality types may be an oversimplification which impedes the understanding of…

Results of discriminant analysis are of restricted value in the counseling setting because discriminant functions often lack psychological interpretability. A technique is proposed for obtaining rotated discriminant function scores which should have the same clarity of meaning as rotated factors from factor analyses. (Author/JKS)

Analyses of interscale relations in 235 college students for the Vocational Preference Inventory and Vocational Interest Inventory, based on interest models of Holland and Roe, respectively, suggest that the two-dimensional, circular configuration of occupational or personality types may be an oversimplification which impedes the understanding of…

Discriminant function analyses involving two vocational interest inventories (ACT Interest Inventory and Lunneborg's Vocational Interest Inventory) to differentiate majors of college graduates supported the definition of three dimensions: Business Contact vs. Science, Business Detail vs. Arts, and Service vs. Technical. This common structure…

Discriminant function analyses involving two vocational interest inventories to differentiate majors of college graduates supported the definition of three dimensions: Business Contract vs. Science, Business Detail vs. Arts, and Service vs. Technical. The implementation of such a three-dimensional scheme for counseling high school students is…

Differences between the sexes in patterns of responses to vocational interest questionnaires were investigated by multidimensional scaling methods. The twelve areas of interest, based on a U.S.Employment Service study, were: artistic, scientific, nature, protective, mechanical, routine, clerical, persuasive, service, humanitarian, social-business,…

To determine the most appropriate use of interest scales in predicting college major at graduation, data from the Vocational Interest Inventory were analyzed. Subjects were 2,175 college graduates who had taken the inventory as high school juniors, and had graduated in one of 22 majors. The effects upon accuracy of classification and conceptual…

Discriminant function analyses utilizing Washington Pre-College (WPC) aptitude/achievement variables and Vocational Interest Inventory scores were performed to predict graduating major for June 1975 University of Washington graduates in 11 majors. Using both types of pre-college measures classified more graduates correctly than utilizing the…