Abstract
A principal axis factor analysis of the 58 occupational and nonoccupational scales of Form T of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank was performed using the data of 1068 males representing a wide range of age and socioeconomic status groups. Five factors, accounting for 80% of the variance, were: I, Person vs. Task Orientation; II, Theoretical vs. Practical Interaction Style; III, Tough vs. Tender Mindedness; IV, Self-assertiveness vs. Retiring Altruism; and V, Business vs. Healing. Correlations of these factors with the Cattell Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, the Allport-Vernon-Lindsey Scale of Values, education and socioeconomic status were used to provide psychological interpretations of the factors. Both occupational groupings and personality correlates showed substantial agreement with Holland's (1966) system.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 231-243 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Vocational Behavior |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1977 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Personological interpretation of factors from the Strong Vocational Interest Blank Scales. / Costa, Paul; Fozard, James L.; McCrae, Robert R.
In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1977, p. 231-243.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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