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Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 11, No. 3, 308-327 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1069072703254502

Alternative Personality Variables and the Relationship to Holland's Personality Types in College Students

Jonathan W. Roberti

West Virginia University

Daniel J. Fox

West Virginia University

Roy H. Tunick

West Virginia University

This study examined the relationship of alternative personality systems and vocational interests in a sample of college students. The sample (N = 126) consisted of undergraduate college students who were administered the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire Brief Form (MPQ-BF), the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ), and the Sensation Seeking scale (SSS-V). It was determined that younger college students generally have undifferentiated vocational profiles. There is, however, a trend for men to be interested in Realistic, Enterprising, and Investigative vocations, whereas women were interested in Social, Enterprising, and Artistic vocations. Men and women had different associations between scores on personality inventories and interests in certain vocations. Finally, significant convergence between similar scales on the instruments was indicated. The findings reveal that the utilization of alternative personality traits and their linkage to vocational interests in clinical settings are vital for merging the two domains.

Key Words: personality characteristics • college students • vocational preference • counseling


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