Convergence of personality and interests: Meta-analysis of the multidimensional personality questionnaire and the strong interest inventory

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-445

  Staggs, Gena D ^a   Larson, Lisa M ^a   Borgen, Fred H ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Interests; Meta analysis; Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire; Personality; Strong Interest Inventory; Trait complexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948814112     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072707305760     Document Type: Article

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