Vocational Rehabilitants' Personality and Work Adjustment: A Test of Holland's Theory of Vocational Choice

1970 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon L. Bates ◽  
Harry J. Parker ◽  
John F. McCoy
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Work Adjustment ◽  
Vocational Choice ◽  
Personality Dimensions ◽  
Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Holland's Theory ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Preference Inventory ◽  
Vocational Preference

This study tested 3 hypotheses derived from Holland's theory of vocational choice: relations between levels of Holland's hypothesized personality dimensions for person-environment interactions (congruency, consistency, and homogeneity) and two work adjustment variables (satisfaction and satisfactoriness) from the Minnesota Studies in Vocational Rehabilitation. 124 male Ss and 76 female Ss, classified as having psychological or physical disabilities, were administered the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the short-form Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ). Their employers completed the short-form Minnesota Satisfactoriness Scale (MSS). Levels of congruency, consistency, and homogeneity derived from the VPI were hypothesized to be related to levels of the MSQ and MSS scores. No over-all confirmation was found for the hypotheses; however, some encouragement for further exploration of the efficacy of Holland's personality dimensions was indicated. Significant relationships, involving the answers to questionnaire items of the responders to requests for participation in the study, are reported and discussed.

Predicting Long Term Job Satisfaction and Persistence Among Rehabilitation Counselors

1976 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
John E. Muthard ◽  
John D. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Multiple Correlation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Preference Inventory ◽  
Vocational Preference

Rehabilitation counselors who completed the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) and Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) in 1970 while in graduate school, were followed up in 1975. Of the 164 for whom correct addresses could be obtained, 58 percent responded to questions about their satisfaction and persistence in the job of rehabilitation counselor. Although the SVIB and VPI scales usually associated with social service occupations were not related to subsequent job satisfaction, multiple correlation of several other scales predicted 18 percent of the job satisfaction score variance. For women counselors the best predictor of later job satisfaction was the academic achievement key of the SVIB; scores of this key were inversely related to later satisfaction as rehabilitation counselors. Multiple correlations also yielded small but significant relationships between SVIB and VPI scores and persistence in rehabilitation counselor work.

Congruence of Holland's Theory of Vocational and Work Environments with GPA of College Students in the United Arab Emirates

2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1189-1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleh A. Al Khatib
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Inventory Analysis ◽  
Holland's Theory ◽  
Choice Of Major ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Preference Inventory ◽  
Vocational Preference

Holland's theory of vocational personalities and work environment, extended to educational environments, was used as a theoretical framework for the study of the relation of congruence and sex on self-reported GPA. 617 students at Ajman University of Science and Technology responded to the Vocational Preference Inventory. Analysis of variance indicated that students' congruence and sex were significant predictors of GPA and the interaction of GPA and sex. Associations of sex with congruence and with Academic Environment were significant, represented by choice of major. Implications of the findings were discussed.

The Factor Structure of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire and Participants of Vocational Rehabilitation

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Philip Tan ◽  
Wesley E. Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Intrinsic Factor ◽  
Psychiatric Disabilities ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Extrinsic Factor ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire

This study investigated the factor structure of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire when used by individuals with psychiatric disabilities who are participating in vocational rehabilitation. The sample consisted of 87 respondents recruited from Columbus, Ohio, in 1996 who worked in noncompetitive employment. Factor analyses with varimax rotation conducted on the short-form of the questionnaire indicated three factors, an intrinsic factor and an extrinsic factor (as proposed by the Herzberg two-factor theory) as well as another pertaining to satisfaction derived from participating in vocational rehabilitation.

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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