Prediger's dimensional representation of Holland's RIASEC circumplex.

Abstract

The authors conducted a structural meta-analysis to evaluate D. J. Prediger's (1982) 3-factor (1 general factor and 2 bipolar factors of data-ideas and things-people) representation of J. L. Holland's (1985a) RIASEC circumplex (including six personality types: realisticand conventional [C]). Confirmatory factor analysis and multidimensional scaling were applied to 77 U.S. RIASEC correlation matrices published between 1965 and 1989. Prediger's 3-factor model received support when predictions from his factor model conformed to the predictions from the circumplex. The presence and size of the general factor were confirmed, but the differential biasing effect of the general factor on the RIASEC structure was not supported. Although the uniqueness of the bipolar dimensions was not supported, these dimensions were found to be generalizable across subject variables and several RIASEC inventories. It appears that the circumplex structure itself is the crucial distinguishing feature.

A 20-year stability analysis of the study of values for intellectually gifted individuals from adolescence to adulthood.

“…Using Holland's (1985) familiar (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional; RIASEC) themes, as assessed by the Strong Interest Inventory (Harmon, Hansen, Borgen, & Hammer, 1994), documented a significant degree of temporal stability for these major dimensions of vocational interest over a 15-year time frame from early adolescence to adulthood. Moreover, the structural properties of Holland's hexagon (Rounds & Tracey, 1993) also emerged at age 13. Although Holland's RIASEC system is a widely used framework in counseling psychology, one study using one instrument comes somewhat short of justifying large-scale preference assessments among the gifted in ways commensurate with that currently enjoyed by the SAT.…”

The evolution of interests of ninth grade students: 1978-2004

“…On estime actuellement qu'il est plus souhaitable d'élaborer une forme commune accompagnée d'étalonnages différenciés (Dupont, 1987, pp. 522-523 (Prediger & Vansickle, 1992), soit des différences sur les dimensions « sociabilité » et « conformisme » (Rounds & Tracey, 1993).…”

An Evidence for Validity of Holland’s Theory of Personality Types in Turkish Culture

“…For similar scales based on the Holland's theory, there are similar little differences in the structure of the RIASEC dimensions. Rounds and Tracey (1993) reported that differences related with the structure of RIASEC based interest inventories may be arisen from the items of the scales and the sample structure may be as strong as the real reason of these differences. Sample structure may affect the range of scores and this situation may change the correlation values and the structure of the RIASEC pattern as well.…”

“…There are many researches on this subject. Tracey and Rounds (1993) found that Holland's hexagonal model has a low fit rate among non-Americans and ethnic-Americans. Another study by same researchers in 1996 showed that regardless of the analysis type used, Holland's hexagonal model does not support intercultural struct validity.…”