Interests and Values (A Comment)
- Author(s):
- Katz, Martin R.
- Publication Year:
- 1968
- Report Number:
- RM-68-20
- Source:
- ETS Research Memorandum
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 7
- Subject/Key Words:
- Minnesota Importance Questionnaire, Needs, Strong Vocational Interest Blank, Values, Vocational Interests
Abstract
In response to an article in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, clarification is made of the distinctions among the terms "interests," "needs," and "values" regarding occupational choice. Comparison of items from the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) and the Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) show overlap in many items and produce the conclusions that "instruments can overlap, notwithstanding differences in nomenclature," "that the SVIB is not a `pure' measure of interests," and "that recognition of distinctions between interests and values is of some importance for measurement and guidance, and should be preserved."
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