Some data concerning the Vocational Preference Inventory scales and the Strong Vocational Interest Blank

1972 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-254
Author(s):  
Irvin W Cockriel
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Preference Inventory ◽  
Vocational Preference

scholarly journals The Vocational Interests of Prisoners: A Preliminary Validation Study of the Lustig Color Vector Test

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
Robert E. Polio ◽  
Paul Lustig ◽  
Hanoch Livneh
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Interests ◽  
Male Population ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
State Prison ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Color Vector ◽  
Vector Theory ◽  
Preference Inventory ◽  
Vocational Preference

The purpose of this study was to provide empirical evidence for the validity of the Lustig Color Vector Test (LCVT) as a vocational interest measure. The LCVT, a nonverbal instrument, is a schematic attempt to represent the Vector Theory of Behavior which describes human behavior in terms of motion and the laws of physics. A sample of 92 participants was chosen to represent the literate male population of incarcerated offenders in the Wisconsin state prison system. Participants were administered the LCVT as well as Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and a demographic questionnaire. The results offered tentative support to the notion that the LCVT does measure vocational interest, thereby lending credence to Lustig's Vector Theory of Behavior.

Vocational Interest and Personality Correlates of Differential Abilities

1977 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 727-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Turner ◽  
Clarence Hibbs
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
College Freshmen ◽  
Scholastic Aptitude Test ◽  
Aptitude Test ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Scholastic Aptitude ◽  
Personality Correlates ◽  
Ability Groups ◽  
Preference Inventory ◽  
Vocational Preference

Based upon the proposal of Yonge and Regan (1975) that the six Holland vocational groups show different patterns of abilities, the vocational interest correlates of differential combinations of abilities were investigated. From the Scholastic Aptitude Test scores of a sample of 412 college freshmen, three ability groups were created: (1) verbal greater than mathematical, (2) verbal equal to mathematical, and (3) mathematical greater than verbal. Based on responses to the Vocational Preference Inventory and 16 PF, significant differences in group means were found on scales related to artistic interests. For both sexes the highest scores on these scales were made by the high verbal-low mathematical group.

Vocational Interests of Criminal Offenders: A Typological and Demographic Investigation

1980 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 315-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Laufer
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Vocational Interests ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Criminal Offenders ◽  
Preference Inventory ◽  
Vocational Preference ◽  
Main Effects

This study examined the vocational interests and personality characteristics of criminals (N — 201), using the Vocational Preference Inventory. The effectiveness of three criminal typologies and demographic information in differentiating and predicting levels of vocational interest was investigated. A multivariate analysis of variance yielded significant main effects with respect to racial, educational, and typological classifications. A significant interaction between race and typology is also discussed. In predicting and explaining vocational interest, multiple regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficients illustrated the value of race, certain personality typologies, number of prior arrests, and number of years spent in prison. The results suggest that criminals express moderate interest in traditional occupations and have a differentiated set of vocational interests.

The factor structure of the Vocational Preference Inventory for black and white college students

1975 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.Lee Yom ◽  
Eugene B Doughtie ◽  
Wei-Ning C Chang ◽  
Herbert L Alston ◽  
James A Wakefield
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Preference Inventory ◽  
Vocational Preference ◽  
White College

Canonical Analysis of the Vocational Preference Inventory and the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire

1973 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Williams ◽  
Constance M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Zero Order ◽  
Canonical Analysis ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire ◽  
Sixteen Personality Factor ◽  
Personality Factor Questionnaire ◽  
Preference Inventory ◽  
Vocational Preference

A canonical analysis was performed, relating the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire and the Vocational Preference Inventory. 145 male graduate students were Ss. Three significant canonical relationships were found. Most of the zero-order correlations were low; only 3 correlations (out of 176 possible correlations) were as large (positively or negatively) as .40.

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