Abstract
A structural meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the fit of J. L. Holland's (1985a) circular order model, I. Gati's (1982) three-group partition, and an alternative three-class partition on vocational interest correlation matrices drawn from the cross-cultural literature. The randomization test of hypothesized order relations (L. Hubert & P. Arabie, 1987) was used to evaluate the model fit for 20 U.S. ethnic matrices, 76 international matrices (representing 18 countries), and a U.S. benchmark sample of 73 matrices. The cross-culture structural equivalence of Holland's circular order model was not supported. Both Gati's partition and the alternative partition fit the U.S. benchmark and international samples equally well. None of the 3 models were found to be an adequate representation of the structure of vocational interests for U.S. ethnic samples.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 310-329 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Counseling Psychology |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health