Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The vocational interest assessment literature is built upon the assumption that people in the same occupation share a similar pattern of trait interests.For this underlying theoretical model to work, it is important to verify the degree to which employees in occupations have homogeneous interests.This study addresses this question by looking at homogeneity from four perspectives: a quantitative review of published literature, examination of the Strong Interest Inventory manual data, a quantitative review of congruence indices, and a secondary analysis of a large dataset.Taken together, the findings demonstrate considerable heterogeneity of interests for a range of occupations pointing towards a continuum of homogeneity, and prompting a further look into the homogeneity assumption of interests within occupations.
Author: Jessamyn G. Perlus
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2605765035