Predicting Career Choices of Able College Men from Occupational and Basic Interest Scales of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank.

Borgen, Fred H.

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Publication Date: 1972

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Predicting Career Choices of Able College Men from Occupational and Basic Interest Scales of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank

Borgen, Fred H.

Journal of Counseling Psychology, 19, 3, 202-211, May 72

The SVIB Occupational and Basic scales were compared. The Basic scales, as a predictor set, performed as well as the Occupational scales. The results support the use of the Basic scales in research and counseling and exemplify the utility of the discriminant function method for the validation of interest measures. (Author)

Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Interest Inventories, Interests, Predictive Validity, Student Interests, Test Results, Test Validity

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