| Abstract: | Canonical correlation analysis of 9 vocational interest scales and 16 personality scales of Form E of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) identified 3 dimensions of common variance for males and 3 dimensions for females, using 170 males and 182 females (aged 15–60 yrs) who applied for vocational rehabilitation services. Humanitarian sensitivity, productive ingenuity, and leadership capacity characterized the interest-personality intersection for males, while interpersonal dependence, creative anxiety, and male-oriented leadership were parallel constructs for females. It is concluded that higher-order vocational interest dimensions are meaningful expressions of temperamental characteristics and interpersonal styles of handicapped adults and that calculation of standard scores via computer provides a useful application of such information in vocational rehabilitation counseling. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
