Interests are a part of the motivational system in man. The psychological needs in early life become the interests of youth which develop into values and a value system in later life. The measurement of interests appears to have taken a practical turn with the finding that interests, although significant in vocational development, may not be…

The Navy Vocational Interest Inventory (NVII) was developed to help recruits determine the ratings corresponding most closely with their vocational preferences and in which they would probably be most satisfied. Recently, 15 occupational scales were constructed for the NVII to reflect the degree of relationship between an individual's interests…

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…

The investigation studied two procedures of data collection used to determine children's reading interests. These procedures were compared to see if children responded the same to annotated titles as to actual books. Following an interest inventory, 233 fifth grade children were divided into three groups and were asked whether they would select a…

Suggests ways in which an efficient combination of individual and group activities may help secondary school counselors meet all students' career guidance needs. (BP)

Employers who use career interest tests as part of a battery of tests are cautioned not to interpret results literally. Because of the error noted in test results, other indices of career interest should be weighed heavily. (Author)

Three age groups in six occupational samples were tested on the SCII and their scale scores were examined for significant differences. Data indicates that interests generally are not different for people of different ages in the same occupation. (Author)

Evaluated the type and magnitude of career planning concerns of clients who completed the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) at a university counseling center. Determined that the majority needed other services such as a career information library, career planning workshops, individual counseling, and career placement services to supplement…

A method for preparing observation summaries, both current and retrospective, is presented in order to identify and track intense early interests in infants and their relationship to later giftedness. Examples of observation forms, instructions for recording observed behavior, and approaches to uncovering patterns and themes within recorded data…

The central focus of this study was to develop a prototype occupational interest inventory for functionally illiterate adults and to develop a microcomputer version of the prototype. (JOW)

Presents a biography of Edward K. Strong, Jr. (1884-1963), the first author of the Strong Interest Inventory and the first psychologist to devote a career to the measurement and study of vocational interests. Strong's wisdom about interests and career decision making and his 1943 volume, "Vocational Interests of Men and Women," continue…

Holland's construct of differentiation was studied with measures of development, career decisiveness, and achievement. College freshmen completed either the Student Development Task Inventory (N=349) or the Career Decision Scale (N=51). All subjects completed the American College Testing Program's Interest Inventory. Results support Holland's…

Reports the results of an investigative study, using a 20-item self-report inventory, of the extent to which pregnant adolescents express interest in various aspects of adoption. (Author)

Estimated the relatedness of category placements of the Occupational Scales of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory for 87 college women. Results showed the Campbell and Hansen placements of 44 Occupational Scales were classified as related; 19 were discrepant by one criteria and 12 were discripant by both study criteria. (JAC)

The investigative subscale of the Holland Self-Directed Search (SDS) vocational interest inventory was examined for sex-role stereotyping. Male and female psychology researchers and practitioners (N=842) completed the SDS and a revised set of investigative items. Results indicated that the SDS investigative items contain sex bias. (Author/NRB)