New approach to the prediction of medical specialization: Student-based Strong Vocational Interest Blank scales.

Athelstan, Gary T.; Paul, Gerald J.

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“…The original SVIB was developed by identifying items that differentiated men in specific occupations from men in general (Strong, 1927)—initial forms focused on men due to the higher representation of men in the workforce. Validation studies assessed whether interest scales could predict occupational choice and distinguish between individuals currently in different occupations (e.g., Athelstan & Paul, 1971 ; Campbell, Borgen, Eastes, Johansson, & Peterson, 1968) . Early versions were valuable to users and counselors, yet the evaluation metrics were somewhat dismal by today’s standards.…”

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100 years of applied psychology research on individual careers: From career management to retirement.

Wang¹,

Wanberg²

2017

Journal of Applied Psychology

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This article surveys 100 years of research on career management and retirement, with a primary focus on work published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Research on career management took off in the 1920s, with most attention devoted to the development and validation of career interest inventories. Over time, research expanded to attend to broader issues such as the predictors and outcomes of career interests and choice; the nature of career success and who achieves it; career transitions and adaptability to change; retirement decision making and adjustment; and bridge employment. In this article, we provide a timeline for the evolution of the career management and retirement literature, review major theoretical perspectives and findings on career management and retirement, and discuss important future research directions. (PsycINFO Database Record

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100 years of applied psychology research on individual careers: From career management to retirement.

Wang¹,

Wanberg²

2017

Journal of Applied Psychology

147

129

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“…This doctor criterion group resulted in a lack of predictive validity for the SVIB (Tucker & Strong, 1962) and a successful predictive validity for the MSPI (Zimny, 1980). Athelstan & Paul (1971) conducted a second study of the SVIB, changing, the criterion group to students. Medical students' responses to the SVIB were grouped into specialties after they entered their residency.…”

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“…While an exact definition of these variables is not given in the articles cited, it is probably safe to assume that they do not include personality variables. Both Plovnick (1979) and Athelstan & Paul (1971) suggested that differences between medical specialties may also include personality variables. The present study explores the role of personality variables in the prediction of medical students' career choices.…”

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The value of the California Psychological Inventory in predicting medical students' career choice

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Much of the research in medical education has focused on the prediction of medical students' future career choices. This longitudinal study evaluates the effectiveness of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) in predicting career choices of students attending the University of Maryland School of Medicine. While results did reveal some significant and consistent differences between career choice groups, these differences were not of the magnitude to allow discrimination among all specialty groups. There is no evidence to support the hypothesis that career choice can be predicted from CPI data. It was concluded that future research into career choice prediction should focus on variables other than personality characteristics as measured by the CPI or similar tests.

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“…A more appropriate methodology would be to construct the original scales from inventory blanks obtained from students whose later specialty choices could be determined. This method has recently been applied by Athelstan and Paul (1971), who derived scales for general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, and psychiatry from the protocols of 1583 students. Scales were attempted for general practice and internal medicine, but these analyses did not produce enough differentiating items to warrant further attention.…”

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Factorial study of medical specialty preferences1

Gough

2009

Medical Education

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New approach to the prediction of medical specialization: Student-based Strong Vocational Interest Blank scales.

Cited by 9 publications

References 5 publications

100 years of applied psychology research on individual careers: From career management to retirement.

100 years of applied psychology research on individual careers: From career management to retirement.

The value of the California Psychological Inventory in predicting medical students' career choice

Factorial study of medical specialty preferences1

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