The predictive validity of Holland's construct of consistency

Holland's construct of consistency was studied for its predictive validity of certain measures of vocational stability. A new measure of consistency used was the difference between two plotted vocational choices on the American College Testing Program's Map of College Majors which 1248 sub...

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Published inJournal of vocational behavior Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 180 - 192
Main Author Dary Erwin, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.01.1982
Subjects
Academic Aptitude
Career Choice
College Students
Consistency Theory
Evaluation Methods
Higher Education
Majors (Students)
Measures (Individuals)
Personality Traits
Predictive Validity
Sex Differences
Vocational Stability
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Summary:Holland's construct of consistency was studied for its predictive validity of certain measures of vocational stability. A new measure of consistency used was the difference between two plotted vocational choices on the American College Testing Program's Map of College Majors which 1248 subjects expressed while in high school. This consistency index was found to have no relationship with the similarity of the same subjects' beginning and ending college majors, also measured as a distance on the Map of College Majors. Additionally, no relationship was found to exist between the consistency index and number of college major changes, the number of course withdrawals, academic performance, and scholastic aptitude.
ISSN:0001-8791
1095-9084
DOI:10.1016/0001-8791(82)90006-9