Validation of the Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory for vocational high school boys.

The concurrent validity of the MVII was investigated with over 1000 vocational high school boys in Grades 9 and 12 in Buffalo, New York, schools. Scores of boys in particular trade curricula were checked against relevant MVII scales. At Grade 12, the food, electrical, and printing trade choices were well predicted; students in building trade, machinist, and mechanical programs were not well spotted. Similar results, but less encouraging, were found for the Grade-9 sample. With 1 student sample only (electrical), aptitude test data were unrelated to MVII scores. Students with "high" academic or shop school averages earned higher MVII criterion scale scores than did others. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A verification scale for the Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory.

A verification scale, designed to detect individuals answering carelessly or incorrectly, was developed for the Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory. The scale is composed of items answered very infrequently by Clark's group of Tradesmen-in-General. Data on a validation and cross-validation group are presented. The scale was shown to correctly identify 97% of arbitrarily responding individuals while misclassifying only 9% of individuals answering in a normal manner. To demonstate other attributes of the scale, data are presented for a test-retest group (rxx = .81), a hospitalized psychotic group, and a group of answer sheets completed using random numbers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The relationship between Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory scores and scores on certain scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.

"The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory was administered to two groups of… teachers at opposite extremes of the distribution of scores for the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory. Differences in mean scores of the two groups on the clerical scales of the MMPI, with and without the K correction and on 'subtle' and 'obvious' items scored separately, and differences in frequencies of different codings of profiles were analyzed." Several differences on MMPI scales between teachers scoring high on the MTAI and those scoring low on the MTAI seemed to be significant. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The effect of randomizing the Cleeton Vocational Interest Inventory items.

120 male college students were given the Kuder Preference Record, followed by The Cleeton VII. Half the group took the Cleeton as published, the other half took a revised form on which the items were randomized. Using the Kuder to control for initial interest, it was found that there was no differential effect attributable to the different forms of the Cleeton. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Relations among scores on Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, California Psychological Inventory, and Strong Vocational Interest Blank for an industrial sample.

The significant intercorrelations among scores on the EPPS, the CPI, and the SVIB are reported for a group of 102 salaried employees of the 3M Company. Comparison of the CPI and EPPS scales generally shows correlations in the expected directions, and correlations between occupational interests and personality variables make "good clinical sense." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

An anxiety scale for the Strong Vocational Interest Inventory: Development, cross-validation, and subsequent tests of validity.

A level of adjustment dimension utilizing a combination of Taylor MAS and Winne Scale of Neuroticism scales has been developed for the Strong VIB. 400 graduate psychology students served as Ss while a second validation used 200 male freshmen. For the 33 items split-half reliability on the first cross-validation was .73. Criterion cross-validations yielded corrected correlations of .44 and .51. 27 references. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

"Chance" scores on the Strong Vocational Interest Blank for men.

Strong's estimated chance score ranges on the SVIB scales are compared with the chance variance for most of the scales, computed from the assumption of zero item intercorrelations (obtained when the blank is filled out in all possible ways). "Most of the differences are small, and the positive and negative errors of estimate are about equally divided. The greatest difference is in the Aviator scale, where Strong's estimate is about 1.4 standard score points too high. This difference is significant at the 1% level as judged by the F test. Three others (Engineer, Chemist, and Y. Secretary) are significant at the 5% level." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Interest patterns for certain degree groups on the Lee-Thorpe Occupational Interest Inventory.

Means, standard deviations, and the percentiles corresponding to the mean scores, are given for the ten scales of the L-T Inventory, for Arts students (N=2380), Chemists (N=170), and Engineers (N=578). The differences between the mean scores for the Arts group differ, on every scale, from the means for the Engineer group by an amount significant at the one per cent level; the mean scores for the Arts group differ from those for the Chemist group on seven scales; the mean scores for the Chemists differ from the means for the Engineers on five scales, at the same level of confidence. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A note on the "fakability" of the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory.

To test whether prospective teachers can fake the MTAI, and whether signing his name influences his score, 406 prospective teachers were administered the MTAI, first under standard directions and then under directions to "fake." Directions to "fake" resulted in significantly higher (more "progressive") attitude scores; under standard directions the anonymous respondents had a lower mean score than the signers. The implications for use of the Inventory in counseling and in selection are mentioned. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Practice effects on the Minnesota Vocational Test for Clerical Workers.

A sample comprising 65 male and 32 female college students were given the test on three closely-spaced occasions. For both men and women the inter-trial differences were all significant at better than the .001 level, for both the Numbers and Names scores. The centile ranks of the mean scores (on norms for employed clerical workers) increased from below 50 on the first occasion to 72-91 on the last trial. With equal amounts of practice, a constant sex difference in favor of women is noted, but with three trials men can practically equal the original performance by women. It is suggested that alternate forms might overcome the practice effect. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The validity of the Minnesota Counseling Inventory in a college population.

Simultaneous validation of personality inventory scales and their underlying constructs was attempted by comparing groups made up from 1809 college freshmen rated by their dormitory counselors. 4 scales (Family Relationships, Social Relationships, Conformity, and Leadership) differentiated between the nominated groups, least fit, best fit, and not nominated. 2 scales (Emotional Stability and Mood) worked only for girls. Only 1 (Reality) gave no indication of being valid. Overlap of raw scores between groups indicated a need for caution in interpreting individual scores. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Predictive and concurrent validity of the Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory for vocational high school boys.

Presents the 2nd and final report on a 4-yr follow-up of vocational high school boys to check on the validity of the Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory. 438 freshman and senior students were administered the inventory. Multivariate statistical analyses showed excellent classification accuracy in terms of 3 large trade curricula in which distinct inventory patterns emerged for each group. For these Ss a rather remarkable stability of occupational choice was demonstrated. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

"Real-life" faking on the Strong Vocational Interest Blank by sales applicants.

Will job applicants in real-life situations fake an interest inventory? Scores on the SVIB taken by 156 sales applicants were compared with those of 117 salesmen employed for at least 5 years. Applicants looked much more interested in Social Service and business occupations than did employed salesmen. From Psyc Abstracts 36:04:4LB73K. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A coding system for total profile analysis of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank.

"A coding system for total profile analysis of the… [Strong Vocational Interest Blank] was proposed which would represent the elevation and shape of the interest pattern as well as have other characteristics desirable for definition, communication, filing, and research. The basic structure of the system was outlined, the steps in coding a profile were delineated, and an illustration of the procedure was given. Some possible areas of research using the coded SVIB profiles were briefly discussed." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The relation of the Vocational Preference Inventory to the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire.

How valid is the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory? The VPI, a short form of this inventory, and Form A of Cattell's Sixteen Personality Factor test were administered via mail to 783 boys and 394 girls and the scores intercorrelated. These "generally provided positive evidence for the construct validity of the VPI and its rationale." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Effect of simulated applicant status on Kuder Form D Occupational Interest scores.

How does intent of people taking written tests of vocational interests effect the scores they receive? 4 groups of college students took Kuder's Form D. 3 were instructed to assume they were applying for specific jobs; one was told they were to respond as if in preparation for vocational counseling. Intent of "applicant" can alter scores. Changes in the choice of norms and way of catching bias on the part of Ss were suggested. From Psyc Abstracts 36:04:4LB37B. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Strong Vocational Interest Blank scores of high school seniors and their later occupational entry: II.

In order to study the predictive validity of the SVIB, 130 university graduates were identified who had received degrees in dentistry, mechanical engineering, architecture, or journalism, and who had taken the SVIB while seniors in high school. Interest scores and patterns of the 4 groups were compared and comparisons made between each of these 4 groups and 3 groups studied earlier. Each of the groups of graduates tended to obtain as high school seniors SVIB scores related to their later occupation and the relationships were both statistically and practically significant. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Use of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank for prediction in veterinary medicine.

Strong VIB scores (Veterinary Scale), ACE scores, and pre-veterinary grade-point averages for 61 veterinary students were compared with scores for a random sample of non-veterinary students. Within the veterinary group, there was no significant relationship between interest score and academic achievement, and academic training did not affect measured interest (based on retest with VIB after four years). Using discriminant function analysis, it was possible to predict curricular membership with a high degree of accuracy. The best predictors were the VIB Veterinary interest score and pre-veterinary grade-point average (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)