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Holland typology, person-environment congruence, and job satisfaction for International Interior Design Association members
Abstract
Diversity exists regarding designation of the appropriate Holland typology for interior designers and most work identifying the typology was done over two decades ago. The profession has undergone vast changes over the past twenty years. Typology descriptors have changed somewhat as the profession has evolved. Vigna (1990) surveyed the American Society of Interior Designers, and found Enterprising Social Artistic to be descriptive of the members of that organization, but the typology was not confirmed through increases in job satisfaction for those members of the dominant typology. The purpose of this study was to determine the Holland typology for interior designers and to confirm the typology through job satisfaction. A random sample (n = 1,000) of the known population, the International Interior Design Association (N = 5,960) were surveyed using a modified Dillman technique for mail surveys. Instruments included the Self Directed Search, the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, short form, a researcher designed satisfaction instrument the Vigna Satisfaction Questionnaire, and a section of background information. Respondents (n = 430) were grouped into eligible (n = 375) and ineligible (n = 55) categories based upon current practice of interior design. Findings from the random sample were generalized to the larger population, and conclusions were drawn. The Dominant Holland Typology Descriptor (DHTD) for interior designers was Enterprising (one factor), Enterprising Social (two factors), and Enterprising Social Artistic (three factors). Designers whose typologies were Enterprising or Enterprising Social were more satisfied in general, intrinsic, and extrinsic satisfaction than designers whose typologies were Other than Enterprising or Other than Enterprising Social. This difference in satisfaction occurred for contract and residential designers, and also for professional and associate members of the organization. The three factor code was not confirmed by job satisfaction, or by tenure. Noteworthy was the confirmation of Enterprising and Enterprising Social codes through measures of job satisfaction. Implications include cessation of the typology code Artistic as a descriptor for interior designers. Except for associate members, the three factor code was not confirmed by job satisfaction.
Subject Area
Personality
Recommended Citation
Vigna, Diane Carol, "Holland typology, person-environment congruence, and job satisfaction for International Interior Design Association members" (1996). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9703794.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9703794