Abstract
Administered the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory to 134 males (mean age 26.3 yrs) and 22 females (mean age 31.7 yrs) with spinal cord injury to assess Ss' vocational interests. Ss' scores were compared to the norms for men and women. Rank-order analysis indicated that males' responses showed them to be introverted and more interested in working with things than data or people. Although the smaller sample of females makes conclusions less certain, the females' responses were similar to the males'. Since the interests of these people were often incongruent with the physical limitations imposed by their disability, findings suggest that counselors must apply extra ingenuity to assist in identifying vocational alternatives. (11 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-291 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Counseling Psychology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1982 |
Keywords
- spinal cord injuries, vocational interests, males of mean age 26.3 yrs & females of 31.7 yrs
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health