Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory Research Articles

Holland Vocational Preference Inventory Rationing in the Palestinian Environment

Holland Vocational Preference Inventory Rationing in the Palestinian Environment

Examination of Relation Between Personality Types and Demographic Properties of Academic Staff

Universities are top institutions among education organizations. The personality types of academicians employed in these organizations are very important in terms of their own development and the development of the students they educate. The aim of this study is to examine the relation between personality types of academic staff and gender, mother education level and father education level variables. The research model is relational scanning. While determining the research group, teleological sampling method was selected among non-random sampling methods. The research was conducted through data obtained from 67 academic staff employed in different universities of Turkey during 2011- 2012 academic year. As data collection tool, “Holland vocational preference inventory” and “personal information form” were used. Chi square (x 2 ) test was performed in order to determine whether personality types of academic staff vary according to gender, mother education level and father education level.It was observed that the personality types of academic staff do not demonstrate significant difference according to gender. (x 2 = 1.01 and p>0.05) It was found that personality types of academic staff have a significant relation with mother education level (x 2 = 9.29 and p<0.05) and father education level. (x 2 = 9.79 and p<0.05) In line with the research findings, it was noted that academic staff has a social personality type containing helpfulness, social cooperation, sincerity, patience and similar properties. The relation of academic staff personality types with mother and father education levels emphasize the importance of parent education in determination of preferences and interests. Related with determination of academic staff personality types, their relation with variables such as attitude towards profession, academic success and so on can also be checked. Keywords: Holland vocational preference inventory, academic staff, demographic properties

The Relationship between Holland's Occupational Types and 16PF Global Factor Scores among University Students

The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between personality, as measured by the five global factors of Cattell's 16PF, and occupational interests, as measured by Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI). Data were obtained from 122 undergraduate students studying various degree programs at a Melbourne university. Partial support was found for the hypothesis that vocational interests correlate with personality measures. The hypothesis that students completing different vocationally orientated degree programs would produce discrete personality profiles received limited support. Distinctly different RIASEC profiles, however, were evident across the four course groups. It was concluded that an understanding of both vocational interest and personality theory would enhance the services provided by career guidance professionals.

Examination of Interest Inventories Based on Roe's Classification

This article describes the adaptation of two interest inventories translated into English, based on Roe's (1956) classification of occupations. In an analysis based on the responses of 181 participants, the items followed the 6 rules for interest inventory items formulated by Meir and Gati (1981). The Cronbach alpha reliability of the 8 field scores in the 2 inventories ranged between .73 and .91. A Smallest Space Analysis (SSA) on 8 field scores on the Ramak, 8 field scores on the Courses and 6 personality type scores on Holland's (1973) Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) supported the construct validity of the inventories.

P-E fit and job satisfaction: A failure to support Holland's theory in three British samples

This paper reports on three studies all examining the P-E fit defined and measured by the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory among employed workers in Great Britain. Its aim was to demonstrate the relationship between P-E fit and satisfaction among different types of workers at different levels. Two studies examined the relationship between fit and multi-dimensional measures of job satisfaction, while the third explored the P-E fit among specialists in one specific occupational group. In the first study, Ss from 11 companies, 62 managers and 73 non-managers ( N = 135) completed the Index of Organisational Reactions (Smith, Cat. Sel. Docum. Psychol., 6, 1265, 1976; Journal of Applied Psychology, 62, 16–19). There were few significant relationships between congruency and differentiation and job satisfaction; but managerial Ss were found to be more congruent and expressed greater satisfaction than non-managerial Ss. In the second study a homogeneous group of speech therapists ( N = 60) completed the above two questionnaires. It was predicted that more recently qualified Ss would be more congruent than those long qualified; and that congruency would be correlated with job satisfaction. Neither hypotheses was confirmed. In the third study two groups of specialists and one general group of nurses were given the Holland measure. As predicted specialists were more congruent than non-specialists. The results fail to confirm central tenets of Holland's theory and suggest it does not ‘travel well’ across national and occupational boundaries.

An Examination of the Psychometric Properties of Holland's (1985) Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), Using a British Sample

AbstractThis study examines the psychometric properties of Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) using a diverse UK sample. Whilst an item analysis appears to be satisfactory, the factor analysis reveals seven, rather than the hypothesized six factors. A number of gender and cultural differences were found in the inventory; the bases for these are discussed and suggestions for improving the inventory items for a UK population are offered.

Changing times, changing roles?

In this study, a sample of academics from departments of continuing education in the ‘old’ universities volunteered to be tested using Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI). The results showed that their vocational interests were primarily creative and intellectual and that their least preferred activities concerned administration, accounting and marketing. These latter activities are becoming a more significant part of the workload of academics as a result of an increasing number of bureaucratic requirements for public accountability. These pressures are likely to increase in the coming decade whilst current incumbents are still in post. The dilemma for those who manage is how to cope with the external pressures for change and the internal pressures which resist change.

Personality Characteristics of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors in Various Work Settings

The purpose of the study was to identify personality profiles of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC) working in a variety of settings. Responses of 494 randomly selected CRCs to Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory and Nevill and Super's Values Scale were examined. The sample represented 20% of all GRCs working as rehabilitation counselors stratified proportionately across eight work settings: state/federal rehabilitation agency offices, private not-for-profit rehabilitation facilities, private for-profit rehabilitation firms, medical centers/general hospitals, state/federal rehabilitation facilities, mental health centers, mental institutions, and private practice. Data were analyzed using Cronbach's coefficient alpha, analyses of variance, and Scheffe's post hoc multiple comparison tests. Results revealed significantly different personality, interest, and value patterns according to sex and employment site.

The Vocational Interests of Prisoners: A Preliminary Validation Study of the Lustig Color Vector Test

The purpose of this study was to provide empirical evidence for the validity of the Lustig Color Vector Test (LCVT) as a vocational interest measure. The LCVT, a nonverbal instrument, is a schematic attempt to represent the Vector Theory of Behavior which describes human behavior in terms of motion and the laws of physics. A sample of 92 participants was chosen to represent the literate male population of incarcerated offenders in the Wisconsin state prison system. Participants were administered the LCVT as well as Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and a demographic questionnaire. The results offered tentative support to the notion that the LCVT does measure vocational interest, thereby lending credence to Lustig's Vector Theory of Behavior.

Development and validation of the Scientist-Practitioner Inventory for psychology.

This article reports 3 studies constituting the development and validation of the ScientistPractitioner Inventory (SPI), an instrument designed to measure career specialty interests of psychology students. In the 1st study, evidence for the factorial validity of the scales, test-retest reliability, freedom from response-set biases, and construct validity are presented. The 2nd study presents cross-validation evidence of a 2nd-order factor structure, internal consistency estimates, and construct validity that is similar to that found in the first study. Also presented is evidence for the superior criterion-related concurrent validity of the SPI in comparison with Holland's (1985) Vocational Preference Inventory in predicting a selected criterion. The 3rd study presents further cross-validating evidence and indications of the SPI's ability to reflect different patterns of interests depending on the nature of the sample. Implications for use of the instruments in career counseling, psychology of science, and organizational research are discussed.

Prediction of Jobclub Outcomes Using the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI)

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to determine whether any personality characteristics, as measured by the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), influenced the efficacy of the Jobclub programme. The study used 25 voluntary subjects to assess the relationship between personality profiles and training outcomes, in order to determine whether certain personality factors predisposed subject receptiveness to training success. The results indicated that no relationship existed between personality profiles, as measured by the VPI, and outcomes to the Jobclub training programme. The implications of this finding is that programmes that employ techniques used by Jobclub can be applied in a wide variety of situations, such as in schools or among specifically targeted populations.

Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as predictors of vocational choice among master's of business administration

The ability of Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to predict student business concentration was tested with master's in business administration students. The usefulness of Holland's congruence notion in predicting student program completion also was assessed using R. Iachan's (1984, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 24, 133–141) index of agreement to measure congruence between VPI personality type and business concentration. Significant discriminant analysis results were obtained for both the VPI and the MBTI as predictors of concentration area. Classification analyses supported the potential usefulness of the VPI for counseling MBA students regarding concentration choice, but suggested limitations in the utility of the MBTI for this purpose. Canonical correlation of the VPI and the MBTI indicated parallels between the measures on two dimensions.

Intrasubject predictions of vocational preference: Convergent validation via the decision theoretic paradigm

The degree of convergent validity among four methods of identifying vocational preferences was assessed via the decision theoretic paradigm. Vocational preferences identified by Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), a rating procedure, and ranking were compared with preferences identified from a policy-capturing model developed from an evaluation of graphically portrayed vocational stimuli. The results from the policy-capturing method showed greater convergent validity with the rating and ranking procedures than did the VPI. Predictions made by the policy models were also found to relate more strongly to expressed vocational preference than predictions made by the VPI. The construct of vocational identity was found to moderate the degree of convergent validity among the methods, in that there was greater convergence among methods for individuals high in vocational identity than low. Over 50% of the the cross-validated variance in vocational identity was explained by a five-variable model composed of both decision theoretic and occupational concepts. The results are discussed in the context of using the decision theoretic paradigm to examine vocational preference and vocational identity in ways which may overcome some of the problems associated with more traditional methods.

VPI-SAS: Using SAS as an Aid for Evaluating Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory

The program described is designed to score Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI). Output is presented graphically and numerically in five parts. The program is useful in providing the researcher with a method for analyzing and managing large VPI data sets.

The relationship of participation in school activities to abilities and interests in a high school student sample

Participation in school activities is hypothesized to be related to the multiple abilities and interests of high school students. The Ball Aptitude Battery (yielding 14 ability scores), Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory, and a biographical information blank (to obtain information about participation in 53 extracurricular activities) were administered to over 900 high school seniors of both sexes. Correlational and multiple regression analyses showed different patterns of activity participation to be related to different abilities and interests. The degree of relationship was generally low, generally higher for the males than for the females, and higher for interests than for abilities. Activity correlates of abilities differed for the sexes, but activity correlates of interests tended to be similar. This suggests that the same ability can result from differential participation in activities, but the same interest develops from similar activities.

Foster mothers: are they unique?

117 foster mothers and 60 women who had children but were not foster mothers responded to Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory. Data were analyzed by age cohorts of under 41 and 41 yr. and over to determine whether foster mothers differed from non-foster mothers and if younger foster mothers differed from older ones in personality. Foster mothers scored significantly higher than non-foster mothers on the social scale and lower on the enterprising scale. The younger cohort of foster mothers differed from older ones by attaining higher scores on the realistic, social, enterprising and artistic scales. Such high scores reflect personality characteristics highly appropriate for substitute parents. These characteristics also suggest that younger foster mothers take a more assertive approach in this role which may be helpful in making necessary changes in the foster care system.

Psychometric Characteristics of a Vocational Preference Inventory Short Form

This article presents reliability and validity evidence for Form B of Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), a 42-item short form which was further reduced to 30 items for this study. The psychometric properties of this revised scale were assessed by using employees from five Federal Government organizations as respondents (N=2621). Factor analyses, interscale correlations, measures of internal consistency, and criterion group profiles are presented and discussed. All data, with some minor exceptions, support the utility of this form in research studies in which longer instrumentation cannot be used because of space or other limitations. In general, the evidence was supportive of both the construct (factorial) and criterion-related validity of the newly devised 30-item form of the VPI.

Factorial Validity of the Vocational Interest Scales of the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory for Australian High School Students

The purpose of the present report was to identify the structure of the six vocational interests measured by the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory. Two independent samples of Australian high school students were used—101 males in the first study and 99 subjects (44 males and 55 females) in the second study. Principal components analysis with rotation to the varimax criterion was carried out on the 6 by 6 interscale correlation matrices. Comparison of the first three factors between the samples yielded coefficients of congruence of 0.987, 0.827 and 0.929. Results of the first and second analyses, respectively, showed that a general factor accounted for 58% and 44% of the total variance. The remaining factors which were bipolar, supported previous classifications of interests. The nature of the first factor and its importance for vocational guidance are discussed.

Effects of Information on Preference for an Occupation

Thirty‐two undergraduate female volunteers were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups in which occupational information was presented in these ways: glamorous‐reinforced, glamorous‐nonreinforced, objective‐reinforced, and objective—nonreinforced. They were given the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and shown a 5 minute slide/tape presentation about an occupation with the appropriate glamour and model reinforcement variation. Posttesting used a modified semantic differential scale and a ranking questionnaire. The results of an analysis of variance (ANOVA) suggest that the glamorous groups rated the occupation as more professional and more rewarding than the nonglamorous groups. While there were no effects for reinforcement and no significant differences on the ranking test, they were in the expected direction, as were the results on 13 of 14 semantic differential scales. Within limitations, the results are discussed with respect to the impact of information on career preference.

Extending Holland's theory to the later years

Sixty-five men and women, aged 50 to 88 years, completed Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and a work history questionnaire. Each participant was assigned one-letter Holland personality type codes for his or her first full-time job, longest full-time job, last job (if retired) or present job (if employed), and hobbies. In general, VPI scale scores and high point codes were consistent with the occupational codes but less consistent with the hobby code. The usefulness of Holland's vocational theory to the aged population is discussed.