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Exploring new dimensions of occupationally unique interests on the Strong Interest Inventory
Abstract
This study uncovered new factors that underlie the occupationally-unique specific variance found in the items that differentiate a specific occupational group namely female and male business education teachers from the general occupational reference sample on the Strong Interest Inventory (Strong; Harmon, Hansen, Borgen, & Hammer, 1994). The responses on the items of two (male and female) occupational scales of the Strong were subjected to two exploratory factor analyses (N = 288 females and 273 males) and revealed occupationally-unique specific factors that differ from the Strong's General Occupational Themes. Two confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to establish the uniqueness of the emergent factors. The benefit of newly discovered factors in further defining an individual's interest was confirmed through t-test analyses. Limitations of the current study, and a call for further analyses are presented.
Subject Area
Psychological tests
Recommended Citation
Majors, Mark Stephens, "Exploring new dimensions of occupationally unique interests on the Strong Interest Inventory" (1999). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9930320.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9930320