Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Subjective Occupational Structure and Holland's Theoretical Hexagon. |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Raphael, Karen G. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
27 |
| Publication Date: |
1986 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Sigma XI, The Scientific Research Society. |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research
Speeches/Meeting Papers |
| Descriptors: |
Career Choice, College Students, Congruence (Psychology), Females, Higher Education, Models, Multidimensional Scaling, Rating Scales, Vocational Interests, Work Attitudes |
| Abstract: |
Although Holland's theory of vocational choice has received widespread attention since its formulation in 1959, there has been little research examining how well Holland's two-dimensional hexagon explains an individual's subjective occupational structure of the work world. A study was conducted to examine the degree to which judgments of similarities/dissimilarities among Holland's six occupational themes correspond to a hexagonal model. Female college students (N=94) completed the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, a background questionnaire including projected occupational choice, and a similarity rating scale among occupational themes. The rating scale contained all possible pairs among the six Holland themes which subjects rated as similar or dissimilar. Similarity ratings were submitted to three multidimensional scaling analyses: nonmetric simple Euclidian model, nonmetric individual differences model and Procrustes fit of similarity ratings to a fixed two-dimensional hexagonal configuration. The results provided some support for the view that female college students' perceptions of the world of work are consistent with Holland's hexagonal model. (Two data tables, five figures, and references are included.) (NB) |
| Entry Date: |
1987 |
| Accession Number: |
ED283061 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
