A Cross·cultural validation study of the vocational preference inventory and the work values inventory
| dc.contributor.author | Awang, Khamis @ Amir Bin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-16T03:53:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-03-16T03:53:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1975-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The major purpose of this study was to examine the construct validity of the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Work Values Inventory {WVI) for use with Form IV Malaysian students in Penang, Malaysia. In addition, this study also examined the relationship between rural-urban residence and socio-economic status (SES) with the vocational preference and work values among the subjects, the viability of the hexagonal model and the VPI and WVI scale correlations. To achieve these objectives, a cross-cultural comparison of the VPI and the WVI factor structures was made between the Canadian and the Malaysian subjects. 472 Grade X boys from the City of Edmonton and the County of Parkland constituted the Canadian sample, and 613 Form IV boys in 24 Secondary Schools in Penang made up the Malaysian sample. The principal components analysis with varimax rotation was used to analyze the sub-scales in both tests. The results show that the Malaysian VPI structure compares very well with that of the Canadian. These results provide some tentative evidence that the VPI is valid for use with the Malaysian students to assess their vocational interests. The results also indicate that for both groups, rural residence was not found to be a handicap to the expression of their vocational interests. However, the SES does iv seem to be related to their vocational preference. With regard to the WVI, the results show that only for the SES level two urban Malaysian group does it have some evidence of validity. The validity of the WVI for the total Malaysian group requires additional evidence. With the other sub-groups, the validity of the WVI is questionable. The results also show that rural-urban residence is related to the work values of the subjects. So is their SES. Supplementary analyses indicate that the hexagonal model was a viable model to measure the psychological relationships among the six personality types for both Canadian and Malaysian boys. Finally, the VPI and WVI scale correlations show that the two tests are independent of each other. The similarity in the VPI and WVI correlation pattern between the Canadian and Malaysian boys provide some evidence that the VPI and the WVI are valid for use with the Malaysian boys. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9645 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Vocational preference inventory | en_US |
| dc.subject | Work values inventory | en_US |
| dc.title | A Cross·cultural validation study of the vocational preference inventory and the work values inventory | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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