Gender bias and construct validity in vocational interest measurement: Differential item functioning in the Strong Interest Inventory

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-307

  Einarsdóttir, Sif ^a   Rounds, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Differential item functioning; Gender bias; Gender fairness; Interest inventories; Interest measurement; Vocational interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049093498     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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