Holland's RIASEC model as an integrative framework for individual differences.

Abstract

Using data from published sources, the authors investigated J. L. Holland's (1959Holland's ( , 1997 theory of interest types as an integrative framework for organizing individual differences variables that are used in counseling psychology. Holland's interest types were used to specify 2-and 3-dimensional interest structures. In Study 1, measures of individual characteristics and, in Study 2, measures of environmental demands were successfully integrated into a 2-dimensional circumplex interest structure using the technique of property vector fitting. In Study 3, cognitive abilities were successfully integrated into a 3-dimensional interest structure. Obtained results illustrate the potential utility of interest-based structures for integrating a wide range of information. This represents a 1st step toward the development of an Atlas of Individual Differences, mapping the interrelations among individual-differences measures to facilitate their integrative use in career counseling and other applied settings.

Practice and Research in Career Counseling and Development—2010

“…Job satisfaction was also more dependent on individual attributes. Armstrong and Rounds presented two approaches (Atlas Model of Individual Differences [Armstrong, Day, McVay, & Rounds, 2008] and the Strong Ring [Armstrong, Smith, Donnay, & Rounds, 2004]) for combining RIASEC types with other individual differences (e.g., personality) to present an integrative presentation for use by practitioners.…”

Development of vocational interests questionnaire (VIQ)

“…Тргнувајќи од широката примена на инструментите за мерење на интерeсирањата (како што се SDS, SII, KSS, PGI), може да се заклучи дека, најверојатно, се ефикасни (Armstrong, X Day, McVay, & Rounds, 2008). Сепак, проблемите што се посочени во литeратурата, особено кога станува збор за примена на инструментите во различни културни контексти (пр.…”

Integrating Individual Differences in Career Assessment: The Atlas Model of Individual Differences and the Strong Ring

“…Although many researchers have recently called for the development of integrated models, career counseling professionals have long faced the challenge of integrating this information into their practice. The authors examine the use of integrated models to enhance the career counseling process, including Armstrong, Day, McVay, and Rounds's (2008) RIASEC-based Atlas Model of Individual Differences (using Holland's 1997, typology of 6 interest types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional [RIASEC]) and Armstrong, Smith, Donnay, and Rounds's (2004) basic interests-based Strong Ring. These models provide a structured framework for presenting clients with assessment feedback that emphasizes connections between interests, personality, and abilities.…”

“…An alternative interest-based model, the Strong Ring (Armstrong, Smith, Donnay, & Rounds, 2004), has also been proposed using basic interest measures.In this article, we examine the recent calls for integration, highlighting the potential utility of integrated models when working with career counseling clients who are making educational and career-related decisions. We then examine two interest-based models proposed by Armstrong and his colleagues, the Atlas Model of Individual Differences (Armstrong et al, 2008) and the Strong Ring (Armstrong et al, 2004), that are part of this emerging movement, and we consider how these models can be used to integrate individual differences measures when working with career counseling clients who are making academic and career-related decisions. Finally, we provide a theoretical underpinning for these integrated models by drawing on recent developmental research by Denissen, Zarrett, and Eccles (2007), Hogan's (1983) Socioanalytic…”