Abstract
The structural validity of Holland's model of vocational interests across racial/ethnic groups was examined in the population of high school juniors in two states. The fit of the circumplex model to Holland's RIASEC types as assessed by the UNIACT-R was evaluated for the general sample and five subgroups: Caucasian/Euro-Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. Four different methods were used to test the proposed circumplex structure, each with various circumplex definitions. Results indicate that nonparametric methods generally showed good model-data fit, whereas SEM-based results indicated less support. No differences in fit were found across ethnicity supporting the usage with U.S. ethnic groups.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Vocational Behavior |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2008 |
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Keywords
- Circumplex
- Ethnicity
- Interest structure
- RIASEC structure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Applied Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Structural examination of RIASEC scales in high school students : Variation across ethnicity and method. / Gupta, Saurabh; Tracey, Terence; Gore, Paul A.
In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 72, No. 1, 02.2008, p. 1-13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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