Development of specialization scales for the MSPI: A comparison of empirical and inductive strategies
Career choice; discriminant-analysis; Empirical measurement model; exploratory factor-analysis; formative; Inductive measurement model; interest; Interest inventory; Interests; Job choice; measurement; Medical residency choice; Medical specialty choice; medical-students; predictive-validity; Psychology; scores; specialty preference inventory; stepwise
An empirical measurement model for interest inventory construction uses internal criteria whereas an inductive measurement model uses external criteria. The empirical and inductive measurement models are compared and contrasted and then two models are assessed through tests of the effectiveness and economy of scales for the Medical Specialty Preference Inventory (Zimney,1979). The empirical results clearly demonstrate the advantages of using an empirical model for occupational interest inventory construction, whether alone or in conjunction with an inductive model. Furthermore, the results indicated that the empirical model may be used to resolve the long-standing problems in constructing predictive inventories for specialty choice within an occupation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Porfeli E J; Richard G V; Savickas M L
Journal of Vocational Behavior
2010
2010-10
Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2010.04.011" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.jvb.2010.04.011</a>
Toward Integrated Career Assessment: Using Story To Appraise Career Dispositions And Adaptability
career; career adaptability; career assessment; career construction; constructivist career assessment; development; Interest Inventory; Psychology; RIASEC type; Strong; Thematic Apperception Test; theory; vocational interests; vocational psychology/
This study examined the validity of using stories to appraise career dispositions and problems associated with career adaptability. Premedical students (63 women, 37 men) wrote narratives about Thematic Apperception Test cards (TAT) and responded to the Strong Interest Inventory (SII). Independent raters identified identical career adaptability dimensions from TAT stories more than 47% of the time. RIASEC codes derived from TAT responses matched measured codes on at least one theme 82% of the time. Results provided modest support for the reliability of using TAT card responses to derive a RIASEC personality type consistent with measured vocational interests. Further study to increase interrater reliability and hone the scoring scheme for deriving RIASEC codes might bolster the validity of using story to assess vocational personality dispositions and career problems. Ultimately, constructivist approaches could augment differential methods for appraising and fostering career exploration and choice in an integrated career assessment and counseling approach.
Hartung P J; Borges N J
Journal of Career Assessment
2005
2005-11
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/1069072705277923" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1177/1069072705277923</a>