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| Interest Inventories | 7 |
| Interest Research | 7 |
| Vocational Interests | 5 |
| Career Counseling | 4 |
| Career Choice | 3 |
| Aptitude Tests | 2 |
| Attitude Measures | 2 |
| Longitudinal Studies | 2 |
| Test Validity | 2 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Behavior Rating Scales | 1 |
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| Career Development Quarterly | 7 |
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| Betsworth, Deborah G. | 1 |
| Day, Susan X. | 1 |
| Donnay, David A. C. | 1 |
| Fouad, Nadya A. | 1 |
| Hartung, Paul J. | 1 |
| Helwig, Andrew A. | 1 |
| Lewis, Daniel M. | 1 |
| Meir, Elchanan I. | 1 |
| Myrin, Mimi D. | 1 |
| Niles, Spencer G. | 1 |
| Osipow, Samuel H. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
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| Strong Interest Inventory | 2 |
| Holland Vocational Preference… | 1 |
| Kuder Occupational Interest… | 1 |
| Strong Campbell Interest… | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMeir, Elchanan I.; Rubin, Amir; Temple, Richard; Osipow, Samuel H. – Career Development Quarterly, 1997
Describes the adaptation--based on Roe's classification of occupations--of two interest inventories translated into English. In an analysis based on the responses of 181 participants, the items followed the six rules for interest inventory items formulated by Meir and Gati. Analysis supported the construct validity of the inventories. (RJM)
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Hebrew, Interest Inventories, Interest Research
Peer reviewedHelwig, Andrew A.; Myrin, Mimi D. – Career Development Quarterly, 1997
Reports a qualitative study of the incidence of Holland codes in three generations of one family over a 10-year time span. Results show that the stability of codes was high whether or not the codes were consistent. Compatibility indexes between family members and significant others were wide ranging. (RJM)
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Interest Inventories, Interest Research, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedDonnay, David A. C. – Career Development Quarterly, 1997
Reviews the history of the Strong Interest Inventory and the legacy of its creator, E. K. Strong Jr. Focuses on Strong's development of the inventory method and use of criterion-related scale development. Outlines trends in content-related scale developments, innovations in the inventory, and future directions for predicting career behavior. (RJM)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures, Career Choice, Career Counseling
Peer reviewedNiles, Spencer G.; Hartung, Paul J.; Lewis, Daniel M. – Career Development Quarterly, 1997
Examined the psychometric properties of the Adult Career Concerns Inventory (ACCI) when used with a behavioral item-response scale. Results support the hypothesized unidimensionality of the ACCI-B Exploration subscales, need for occupational information, career choice certainty, and career indecision. Discusses implications for counselors. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Rating Scales, Career Choice, Interest Inventories
Peer reviewedBetsworth, Deborah G.; Fouad, Nadya A. – Career Development Quarterly, 1997
Reviews the literature on vocational interests. Ten themes about vocational interests are discussed: development, correlates, measurement, homogeneity and differentiation, career choice, sex differences, stability, structure, career counseling, and cultural influences. Claims these themes are similar to major issues discussed by Strong in his…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures, Career Choice, Career Counseling
Peer reviewedZytowski, Donald G. – Career Development Quarterly, 1996
Analyzes selected results of four Kuder Occupational Interest Surveys administered over a 30-year span. Consistencies and changes are observed, leading to a conclusion supporting the "thematic" interpretation of interest inventory results. Relatively stable themes emerged which portrayed a coherent picture of a self in a vocational as…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Interest Inventories, Interest Research
Peer reviewedDay, Susan X.; Rounds, James – Career Development Quarterly, 1997
Encourages career counselors to contemplate basic interests as highly pertinent constructs. Relates some current basic interest research to practical application. Focuses on the position of basic interests in vocational classification, factor analytic studies of basic interests, and the structure of basic interests. Provides insights on gender…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Classification, Cognitive Structures, Interest Inventories
