This study, using the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self-Directed Search (SDS), explored concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed non-college-degreed women (N=114). Results revealed three scales of the VPI and five scales of the SDS successfully differentiated occupational groups consistent with Holland's theoretical…

Suggests that a series of short interest inventories spread over a period of time is helpful both to teacher and to students. (DD)

When scores of 300 educable mentally retarded high school students on 11 interest scales of the Reading-Free Vocational Interest Inventory were subjected to two hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis procedures, both methods resulted in five distinct areas of interest: natural, mechanical, mechanical-natural, personal service, and…

Examined relationship between Holland's personality types as measured by the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory and Jung's personality types as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. College students' (N=394) responses to the two instruments revealed significant associations between certain types based on interests and preferences.…

Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory answer sheets for 300 male university freshmen were scored via both the 1981 and 1985 scoring systems. Communalities of the profiles generated by the two scoring systems indicated considerable profile variance. Counselors should thoroughly understand changes made in the new instrument. (Author/NB)

Scores of 135 community college students on the Occupational Aptitude Survey and Interest Schedule (OASIS) were compared with different academic majors. A series of 18 one-way analyses of variance provided evidence for the construct validity of the OASIS Interest Schedule. (Author/GDC)

Construct validity was demonstrated for sixteen career subclusters through factor analysis of an occupational inventory based on interests in professional level job activities. (Author/LMO)

Administered the Self-Directed Search--Form E to 44 high school students enrolled in remedial reading classes. Results showed students generally followed directions, but 75 percent failed to list even five occupational choices. Suggested the SDS-E may permit the assessment of vocational personalities despite poor self-assessment skills. (JAC)

Evaluated Holland's theory of vocational choice using data from clients (college students seeking career counseling) who took the Strong Campbell Interest Inventory. Findings suggested clients are less consistent and less differentiated than nonclient controls but can be expected to have General Occupational Theme (SCII) scores similar to…

This paper presents a brief overview of the history of the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey, tracing its roots back to the early days of vocational interest inventories, beginning in the 1920s. Many of the important themes of the survey construction are discussed, such as the domains assessed; content of items; response format of items; scale…

This study was designed to explain how Profile Analysis via Multidimensional Scaling (PAMS) could be viewed as a structural equations model (SEM). The study replicated the major profiles extracted from PAMS in the context of the latent variables in SEM. Data involved the Basic Theme Scales of the Strong Campbell Interest Inventory (Campbell and…

An occupational interest scale for women pharmacists was developed by administering the Strong Vocational Interest Blank to a national sample of registered pharmacists. (Author)

Bias in interest testing occurs if tests are used to encourage an individual to consider, enter, or reject an occupation or type of occupation on the basis of an irrelevant variable, sex. In general, the externally referenced inventories, which reflect the current state of affairs and have well established predictive powers, have the most…

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 study was an attempt to reduce home career conflict experimentally by providing a measure of social sanction for professionally demanding career roles, and to measure the effect of this reduction on home and career interests. Results indicate that regardless of marital status, vocational interest can be raised. Implications for counseling are…