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Concurrent Validity of Holland's Theory for Non-College-Degreed Working Women
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Matthews, Dorothy F.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1978
This study, using the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self-Directed Search (SDS), explored concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed non-college-degreed women (N=114). Results revealed three scales of the VPI and five scales of the SDS successfully differentiated occupational groups consistent with Holland's theoretical…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Employed Women, Females
Concurrent Validity of Holland's Theory for College Degreed Working Women
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Horton, Joseph A.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976
The study was designed to explore two areas: (1) the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed college degreed women using two different operational definitions (Vocational Preference Inventory and the Self-Directed Search) of vocational orientation; and (2) the relationships among same named scales across the VPI and the SDS. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Employed Women
Concurrent Validity of Holland's Theory for Non-College-Degreed Black Women.
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Ward, Connie M.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1981
The Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self-Directed Search (SDS) were administered to 102 Black women workers in occupational environments consistent with Holland's six vocational environments. Four scales in each test successfully differentiated the occupational groups, supporting the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for…
Descriptors: Blacks, Employed Women, Interest Inventories, Nonprofessional Personnel