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ERIC Number: EJ277492
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Differences among Holland Types as Measured by the Hand Test: An Attempt at Construct Validation.
Daniel, Frank R, Jr.; Wagner, Edwin E.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v42 n4 p1295-301 Win 1982
Subjects classified into one of six Holland personality types on the basis of the Vocational Preference Inventory high-point codes differed significantly with respect to absolute and relative number of responses on certain Hand Test scoring variables. These results provide evidence for the construct validity of the postulated vocational types. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Higher Education, Interest Inventories, Personality Measures, Personality Traits, Test Validity, Vocational Interests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hand Test; Hollands Theory of Occupational Choice; Vocational Preference Inventory