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Black–white differences on the Strong Interest Inventory General Occupational Themes and Basic Interest Scales at ages 16 to 65
Author(s) -
Kaufman Alan S.,
FordRichards Jane M.,
McLean James E.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199801)54:1<19::aid-jclp3>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - psychology , univariate , context (archaeology) , race (biology) , multivariate statistics , white (mutation) , multivariate analysis , developmental psychology , social psychology , clinical psychology , statistics , biochemistry , botany , chemistry , mathematics , gene , biology , paleontology
Black–white differences on the Strong Interest Inventory were examined for a heterogeneous sample of 756 Whites and 85 Blacks aged 16 to 65 years. Multivariate and univariate analyses of variance and covariance were conducted. Race, gender, and IQ were independent variables; the six Holland General Occupational Themes and the 23 Basic Interest Scales were dependent variables; and educational attainment was the covariate. All interactions were nonsignificant, but race was consistently a significant main effect. In general, Whites scored higher than Blacks on Realistic and Investigative themes and scales, and Blacks scored higher in the Social, Enterprising, and Conventional areas. These findings were viewed in the context of counselors' and psychologists' roles in interpreting interest pattern of Black individuals. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 54: 19–33, 1998.