Validity of Background and Interest Tests for Officer Stated Career Intent,

Abstract

Prior studies have indicated the possible utility of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank and the Importance-Possibility Scale for the purpose of measuring career motivation in junior officers. In this study, the existing keys for these instruments were evaluated and some new keys developed. For a criterion of expressed career intent, the new keys were found to have validities considerably higher than those previously available. Moreover, the revised and expanded version of the Importance-Possibility Scale appears to be a better predictor of career intent than the Strong Vocational Interest Blank. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0758818

Entities

People

  • Eugene Usdin
  • Faye Shenk

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Motivation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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