Thirty-year stability and predictive validity of vocational interests

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-22

  Rottinghaus, Patrick J ^a   Coon, Kristin L ^a   Gaffey, Abigail R ^a   Zytowski, Donald G ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Career Assessment Services Inc

Author keywords

Kuder Occupational Interest Survey; Midlife; Predictive validity; Stability; Vocational interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845996571     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072706294517     Document Type: Article

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