Vocational Interests of Heroin-Dependent Patients

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hardin A. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Vocational Interests ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Interest Inventory

Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory profiles of 114 male drug abusing (18 to 44 yr.) participants in a voluntary VA Drug Abuse Program were obtained. Mean scores are reported for the occupational scales and area scales. The profiles are more indicative of avoidance rather than similarities of interests.

The Vocational Interests of Drug-Dependent Patients

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 959-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory A. Taylor ◽  
Donald R. Bidus ◽  
Hardin A. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Vocational Interests ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Standard Score ◽  
Male Veterans ◽  
People Orientation ◽  
Drug Dependent ◽  
Over Time

To investigate the Strong Vocational Interest Blank profiles of a group of drug abusers participating in a voluntary VA Drug Abuse Program profiles were obtained for 65 male veterans ranging in age from 18 to 44 yr. Mean scores are reported for the Basic Interest Scales, the Occupational Scales, and the Non-occupational Scales. The responses by the patients did not yield significant numbers of high or low scores. Among the Occupational Scales there was not a single mean standard score in the “A” range. The profiles were basically bland but suggested a people orientation with manipulative aspirations. An interpretation of the high and low scores is discussed. It appeared that the profiles were relatively stable and were not likely to change substantially over time.

scholarly journals An examination of gender imbalance in Scottish adolescents’ vocational interests

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0257723
Author(s):  
Laurence Lasselle ◽  
Stijn Schelfhout ◽  
Lot Fonteyne ◽  
Graham Kirby ◽  
Ian Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Vocational Interests ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Interest Inventory ◽  
Education Choice ◽  
The Social

This paper documents Scottish adolescents’ vocational interest types. Our research is based on the responses of 1,306 pupils from 18 secondary schools to an empirically verified online interest inventory test. Our results are threefold. First, the structural validity of the test with the Scottish sample is confirmed by evaluating the underlying circumplex structure of Holland’s RIASEC vocational interests. Second, gender distribution along the six primary vocational interest dimensions is consistent with the research literature: young men scoring higher on the Realistic vocational interest and young women scoring higher on the Social dimension. Finally, we observe that across dimensions, vocational interests of young women are less diverse than those of young men. We discuss how these dissimilarities could lead to differences in education choice and career decision-making.

Vocational Interests of Substance Abusers

1982 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 327-333
Author(s):  
Hardin A. Collins ◽  
Arthur E. Smith ◽  
W. Glenn White
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Vocational Interests ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Interest Inventory ◽  
Holland's Theory ◽  
Heroin Abusers ◽  
Occupational Preference ◽  
Made In

The vocational interests of male polydrug, alcohol, and heroin abusers were compared using the Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory. Findings indicated that the form of substance abuse is not related to occupational preference. When compared with tradesmen-in-general, substance abusers are more interested in verbal, aesthetic, people-oriented, and feminine kinds of activities. Interpretations are made in the context of John Holland's theory of personal orientations and occupational environments.

Vocational interest inventory based on roe's interest areas

1971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra K. Mitchell ◽  
Patricia W. Lunneborg ◽  
Clifford E. Lunneborg
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Interest Inventory
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