Development of Interest Scales to Identify Female Applicants for Nontraditional Navy Ratings.

Abstract

The Navy is attempting to increase the participation of women in 'nontraditional' (NT) Navy ratings. One way to increase the participation rate is to develop new screening criteria. A second option involves developing career guidance tools to identify women whose vocational interests indicate they should consider entering NT ratings. The purpose of this project was twofold: update the Navy Vocational Interest Inventory (NVII) items and demonstrate that keys could be developed which could identify female applicants with interests in NT ratings. Cross-validation results indicated that NVII scales from this study effectively differentiate between the interests of women in traditional and NT ratings. In addition, the cluster-specific scales were significantly and substantially related to self-reported satisfaction with work in nontraditional ratings.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA306971

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  • Darlene R. Cole
  • Jack E. Edwards
  • John J. Pass
  • Norman M. Abrahams

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