A history of vocational interest measurement

Michael J. Zickar, Hanyi Min

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Abstract

This chapter presents the beginnings of vocational interest measurement and the subsequent refinements of measures focusing in depth on several seminal measures. It discusses general trends but also concentrate on several key figures. Strong’s original inventory was named Strong’s Vocational Interest Blank, and then changed to Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. Responses of reference groups and that of men-in-general, or women-in-general, were compared. Then based on how large differences were between these two groups, items were selected or assigned different weights on the scoring scale for that occupation. The average odd-even reliability coefficient of 36 revised scales was 0.88 for 285 Stanford senior males, with only one scale falling below 0.80. In the 1968 revision, the first group of homogeneous content scales, Basic Interest Scales, were added to the Strong Interest Inventory. Themes showed predictive validity nearly as high as the Occupational Scales for males, with direct and indirect good hits at the rate of 31% to 69%.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationVocational Interests in the Workplace
Subtitle of host publicationRethinking Behavior at Work
EditorsChristopher Nye, James Rounds
PublisherRoutledge
Pages59-79
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9781317392644
ISBN (Print)9781138932890
DOIs
StatePublished - May 29 2019
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameSIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Psychology
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
  • General Business, Management and Accounting

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