Investigated the implicational relations between dispositional levels and relevant categories of behavior. Findings were consistent with the idea that dispositional labels are used to represent a central tendency in a person's behavior. (Author)

Tested generality and stability of Holland's vocational choice model by examining preference for avocational (leisure) activity. Developed six hypotheses relating Holland groups to particular types of avocational behavior. The initial test of these hypotheses confirmed five of the six predictions. A follow-up nine years later confirmed all six…

Examined the relationship between university professors' (N=120) work orientation and attitudes toward their work. Found that a global work orientation is a strong predictor of attitudes toward intrinsic aspects of work in social sciences and a moderate predictor in physical sciences. (Author)

Assesses research productivity through publication among scientists by (1) scrutinizing literature on correlates and determinants of publication productivity; (2) providing an overview and organization of that knowledge; (3) indicating shortcomings in the research; and (4) examining the answered/unanswered questions and issues. Researcher…

Tested the hypothesis that Rorschach measures of object relations and thought organization could help predict later adjustment. Former patients (N=70) at a child residential treatment center were followed up as adults. Object relations measures were found to be effective discriminators and predictors of later rehospitalization for boys. (JAC)

Examined personality characteristics of Mexican American college freshmen (N=600) as a function of specific sociocultural values. Results of the Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire, Form C, showed significant differences between male and female, and urban and rural students, but not between high and low socioeconomic status students.…

Data from questionnaires administered to 163 company middle managers and from their personnel files revealed that the 87 managers from a division using the management-by-objectives appraisal system are more satisfied with this system and its feedback than are the 76 respondents from a division using a subjective appraisal system. (MLF)

Hypothesized effects of school which determine parent behavior dispositions were found to have important consequences for a child's cognitive skills, learning strategies, and personality. A conceptual and empirical investigation was conducted in the context of ethnic diversity, individual variability, and educational and occupational equity. A…

Refutes Bruch and Skovholt's (1982) suggestion that Holland's (1979) model of person-environment interaction serves as a conceptual framework for understanding the underutilization of counseling services by males. Proposes that more cognitive, behavioral treatment approaches may be better suited to the R-type male client. (Author)

Data from a sample of 57 female preservice teachers indicated that the experience of some preservice teachers can be characterized by the passive image of the traditional, functionalist perspective, while the experience of other preservice teachers fits the active image of the phenomenological perspective. (Author/RC)

Describes the assessment of students' participation in the arts. Made comparisons between students in the performing arts and those not, between sexes, and among students with different career goals. Performing arts students were more likely to be active in a broad range of aesthetic activities. (Author/RC)

Explored the relationship among the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), the Beck Depression Inventory, and the pain dimensions from the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Instruments were administered to 30 male VA patients with histories of pain for longer than three months. No statistically significant correlations were found between…

Examined business students' career exploration, personal characteristics promoting exploration, relationship of exploration to occupational decision making, and students' perceptions of additional information needs. Results indicated a positive relationship between work role significance and exploration activity and that self-oriented exploration…

Tested the predictive validity of Holland's constructs of congruence and consistency defined according to the hierarchical model for the structure of interests. A follow-up study of adults tested as high school seniors showed the hierarchical and circular models are of similar efficiency in predicting occupational choice satisfaction. (Author/JAC)

Hypothesized that members of a Jesus movement (N=22) would show significant decreases on a variety of self-actualizing values as operationally defined and measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI). Results indicated that after conversion the Jesus people showed significant decreases on the majority of attributes associated with…