The findings suggest that the questionnaire method is reasonably accurate for collecting self report data for this particular sample of biographical material (high school grades) and students. (Author)

This study explored the differences on personality variables between freshmen students who made congruent, incongruent and undecided college major choices. Findings suggest that subjects in the congruent male group tend to have more stable college major choices, better maintenance of personal stability and greater satisfaction than subjects in the…

The authors investigated the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed non-college-degreed men using two inventories of vocational orientation. The results revealed that two scales of one and four scales of the other inventory successfully differentiated the occupational groups consistant with Holland's theoretical framework. (Author/SE)

Describes Moos' conceptual framework which delineates how perceptions of collective human environments (social climates) influence behavior, with congruence achieved when individuals adapt their preferences in selecting environments, as underemphasizing the role of individual variables and the actual environment. Advocates continual analysis of…

The study was designed to explore the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed non-college degree black men. Concurrent validity was studied by administering the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self Directed Search (SDS) to workers. Results tend to suggest that Holland's theory is meaningful for employed non-college…

This study explored the differences on personality variables between upperclass students who made congruent and incongruent occupational choices. Findings suggest that students in the congruent male group tend to report better maintenance of personal and vocational stability and greater satisfaction than students in the incongruent male and female…

The results suggest that in certain areas the environment tends to extend certain characteristics over time. Furthermore, this extension or accentuation effect seems to be associated with the amount of time spent in an environment or college major. (Author)