Validity of sex-balanced interest inventory scales |
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Authors: | Gary R Hanson Jack Rayman |
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Institution: | The American College Testing Program USA;Western Maryland College USA |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the relative effectiveness of sex-balanced and sex-restrictive raw score interest scales in discriminating among vocational preference groups. Analyses were conducted separately for 502 males in six vocational preference groups and 878 females in five vocational preference groups. The degree and nature of the discrimination among groups were highly similar for the two types of scales for both males and females. Centour scores derived from sex-balanced and sex-restrictive raw scores resulted in essentially the same percentages of correct classifications of group membership. The results of this study suggest that the large sex differences traditionally found in interest inventory items may not be a necessary concomitant of validity. Hence, interest inventory reports that reflect these differences may unnecessarily restrict the career suggestions they provide to women and men. |
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Keywords: | Address requests for reprints to Dr Gary R Hanson Department of Developmental Research American College Testing Program P O Box 168 Iowa City IA 52240 |
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