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ERIC Number: EJ602852
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000-Apr
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
The Congruence Myth: An Analysis of the Efficacy of the Person-Environment Fit Model.
Tinsley, Howard E. A.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v56 n2 p147-79 Apr 2000
A research review supports the validity of the person-environment fit (PEF) model in vocational psychology; however, sampling inadequacies have influenced results. One PEF example, Holland's hexagonal model, is unsupported due to lack of commensurate measurement; most hexagonal congruence indices are invalid. (Contains 110 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Congruence (Psychology), Error of Measurement, Industrial Psychology, Models, Research Problems, Validity
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hollands Hexagonal Model; Person Environment Fit
Note: For responses to this article, see CE 535 844.