TY - JOUR

T1 - The spherical model of vocational interests in Germany

AU - Etzel, Julian

AU - Nagy, Gabriel

AU - Tracey, T.J.

PY - 2016/10

Y1 - 2016/10

N2 - The aim of the present investigation is to examine key aspects regarding the validity of the spherical model of vocational interests in Germany, namely, its structural validity, its convergent validity—with an instrument assessing vocational interests according to the RIASEC (R—Realistic, I—Investigative, A—Artistic, S—Social, E—Enterprising, and C—Conventional) model—and its construct validity regarding the pattern of gender differences. To this end, the Personal Globe Inventory (PGI) was translated and completed by a sample of German university students. Results of randomization tests of hypothesized order relations provided support for the structural validity of the instrument in female and male university students. Principal components analyses with target rotations identified two particular scales as outliers. RIASEC scores derived from the PGI correlated strongly with corresponding scales of another instrument, and gender differences were in line with previous findings reported in the literature. Overall, our results provide evidence for the validity of the spherical model in German university students.

AB - The aim of the present investigation is to examine key aspects regarding the validity of the spherical model of vocational interests in Germany, namely, its structural validity, its convergent validity—with an instrument assessing vocational interests according to the RIASEC (R—Realistic, I—Investigative, A—Artistic, S—Social, E—Enterprising, and C—Conventional) model—and its construct validity regarding the pattern of gender differences. To this end, the Personal Globe Inventory (PGI) was translated and completed by a sample of German university students. Results of randomization tests of hypothesized order relations provided support for the structural validity of the instrument in female and male university students. Principal components analyses with target rotations identified two particular scales as outliers. RIASEC scores derived from the PGI correlated strongly with corresponding scales of another instrument, and gender differences were in line with previous findings reported in the literature. Overall, our results provide evidence for the validity of the spherical model in German university students.

KW - Educational assessment/measurements

KW - Berufsinteressen

KW - vocational interests

KW - spherical model

KW - sphärische Modell

KW - interest structure

KW - person globe inventory

KW - spherical model

KW - RIASEC-Model

KW - gender differences

U2 - 10.1177/1069072715616122

DO - 10.1177/1069072715616122

M3 - Journal article

VL - 24

SP - 701

EP - 717

JO - Journal of Career Assessment

JF - Journal of Career Assessment

SN - 1069-0727

IS - 4

ER -