ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2003, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (4): 457-463.

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The Structure of Vocational Interest: Theories and Studies

Liu Changjiang,Hao Fang   

  1. School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875 Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101
  • Received:2002-05-24 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2003-07-15 Published:2003-07-15

Abstract: The near 70-year studies on the structure of vocational interest richened and developed the theories, mainly including the following: Roe’s circular model, Holland’s hexagonal model, Prediger’s dimensional model, Gati’s hierarchical model, and Tracey-Rounds’ spherical model. Some studies evaluating the fit of various models to the data were organized, and they indicated that Holland’s model was more suitable for the U.S. samples (non-ethnic samples), while the other models needed further evaluation. The studies also suggested that no widely applicable model existed, and so cross-cultural studies on vocational interests would continue to be made and deeply validated.

Key words: vocational interest, the structure of vocational interests, the types of vocational interests

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