“…Several methods have been used to investigate Holland's environment formulations. The most common method was to compare personality measurements on employed workers in occupations representing environment models (Andrews, 1973;Bates, Parker, & McCoy, 1970;Fabry, 1975Fabry, , 1976Fishburne & Walsh, 1976;Gaffey & Walsh, 1974;Harvey & Whinfield, 1973;Horton & Walsh, 197,6;Hughes, 1972;Lacey, 1971;Morrison & Arnold, 1974;O'Brien & Walsh, 1976;Osipow, 1970;Schuldt & Stahmann, 1971;Walsh, Horton, & Gaffey, 1977;Werner, 1969;Wigington & Apostal, 1973). The results of these studies have generally been in the direction hypothesized by Holland's theory.…”