Some limitations in Perls' Gestalt therapy.

Suggests that being largely the product of one man, F. Perls's Gestalt therapy incorporated the limitations of Perls's personality and thereby itself became limited in some of the same ways. Four such limitations are examined: I and Thou, "shoulds," "lose your mind," and self-support. A number of current Gestalt therapists are cited—those who note the limitations and those who describe their own Gestalt therapy views and practices that go beyond the limitations of Perls's Gestalt therapy. (33 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Validity studies of the Strong vocational interest inventories.

The concurrent validity of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) and the predictive validity of the SVIB were studied in an 18-yr follow-up of a university counseling center group of male college graduates. Results were compared with a previous 12-yr follow-up of the same Ss using C. McArthur's method (1954). The SCII had concurrent validity greater than the SVIB (T399) even after correction was made for a higher percentage of high standard scores on occupational scales. Predictive validity for 18 yrs was not quite as good as for 12 yrs. Although group data were similar for the predictive validity studies, classifications of individuals between studies varied substantially. A 6-yr predictive validity study for the SVIB (T399) had validity comparable to predictive studies using an earlier edition of the SVIB. Job satisfaction and satisfaction with type of work were statistically different, but resulted in no practical difference when used as a correlate with standard occupational scale score. (21 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The art of Gestalt therapy: or What are you doing with your feet now?

Analyzes a filmed interview between F. Perls and his patient, Gloria, along the lines of J. Haley's (1958) "The Art of Psychoanalysis," noting that there are similarities between the interactional processes in Gestalt therapy and psychoanalysis.) Perls's seeming lack of interest in the interpersonal processes in the interview plus his attempt to frustrate the client are major influences on the observed patterns of communication. Many aspects of the interaction seemed puzzling to Gloria because Perls often ignored what she said and rapidly changed the topic. The influence of Perls's personal idiosyncrasies plus apparent shortcomings and blind spots in the Gestalt therapy theory are pointed out. (10 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Strong Vocational Interest Blank versus expressed vocational interests: A review.

Reviewed studies toward determining the relative merits of the SVIB vs. an expression of vocational interest. Topics included are (1) terminology, (2) correspondence between the SVIB and expressed interests, (3) reliability, (4) validity, (5) problems of experimental design, (6) conclusions, and (7) implications for counseling. (44 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Concurrent prediction from the Strong Vocational Interest Blank.

Compared the concurrent predictive accuracy of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank for Men (SVIB), Form T-399, for the same Ss (N = 163) on 3 sets of scales developed for the SVIB to reflect J. L. Holland's occupational-personality types: the SVIB-Holland scales, the Basic Interest scales, and the Occupational scales. Data are reported to provide comparison between the SVIB-Holland scales and Holland's Self-Directed Search with different Ss, between the Basic Interest scales and Occupational scales for the same Ss, between the criteria of single highest scale and scores above a cutoff, and between the 3 types of scales. When cutoff scores were used, the SVIB-Holland scales and the Basic Interest scales predicted occupation held for some 60% of these Ss; about 1/3 of these accurate predictions were considered to be attributable to chance. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Concurrent validity of other-sex and same-sex twin Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory occupational scales.

Studied Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) results for participants whose "own" (most relevant) SCII occupational scale was a twin scale (with a female and a male scale for the same occupation). Two experiments were conducted with 80 male college graduates and 231 undergraduates. The concurrent validity of their own other-sex SCII twin occupational scale was compared with their own same-sex scale. Many differences were obtained among occupational, age, and gender groups. Overall, the other-sex own SCII twin scale was about as accurate a predictor as the same-sex scale. When the other-sex and the same-sex own SCII twin occupational scales both had high scores, the rate of accurate prediction was higher than when only one of the own twin scales had a high score. (19 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Who drops out of an SVIB follow-up study?

Briefly describes a 1972 SVIB 12-yr follow-up study in which 163 Ss both responded to a questionnaire and retook the SVIB-M, while 57 others dropped out by responding only to the questionnaire concerning current employment. These 2 groups were studied to identify differential characteristics. Statistically significant relationships were found between dropping out and occupation (p     

A review of female–male score differences on the Strong-Campbell twin occupational scales.

The current version of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) contains 37 occupational scales that are "twin" scales (TS), with one scale based on female norms and another based on male norms. (The general pattern of scores on the SCII TS is for test takers to receive higher scores on the other-sex scale than they do on their same-sex scale.) However, the various occupational scales differ from one another in their patterns of score differences. Four studies of the SCII TS—B. F. Laime and D. G. Zytowsky (1963), J. D. Stanfel (1970), P. H. Munley et al (1973), and P. W. Lunneborg (1975)—were reviewed, and correlations were developed to show the degree of similarity in the results. Various explanations for the phenomena have been advanced, relating the score differentials to the masculinity or femininity of the occupations. These explanations were tested with the SCII differential score data with only partial success. Findings indicate that counselors will need to know average female and male test-taker scores on other-sex occupational scales to make accurate SCII test interpretations. (12 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Ten-year follow-up of the Tyler Vocational Card Sort and the Strong Vocational Interest Blank.

The Tyler Vocational Card Sort (TVCS) and SVIB for men were completed by 67 university students in 1965. The 1975 occupations held by 47 of these Ss were identified. The TVCS was more accurate than the SVIB, by a very small amount, in predicting occupation held 10 yrs after original testing; both methods achieved about 50% accuracy. Of the 47 Ss, 23 took the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) 10 yrs after the original testing. The reliability of the SVIB (1965) scores and the SCII (1975) scores was greater by a very small amount than that of the SVIB (1965) and the TVCS (1975) scores and that of the TVCS (1965) and TVCS (1975) scores. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)