An exploratory study concerning the relationship between Holland's Self-Directed Search differentiation scale and indices on the MMPI was conducted for the purpose of ascertaining if the measures were examining the same construct, degree of psychological adjustment. The independent variable was operationalized in two ways, level of differentiation as calculated with an Iachan Index, and degree of differentiation derived from averaging the six SDS summary profile scores. Two indices of the dependent variable, psychological adjustment, were gleaned from the MMPI, the ego-strength score and the average elevation of eight clinical scales. The population of interest was individuals with varying degrees of psychological adjustment who had career development concerns. Fifty-one subjects were recruited from an inpatient psychiatric facility for high functioning clients and a Career Planning class at FSU. Two multiple regression analyses, regressing each dependent variable separately on to the independent variables, revealed a nonsignificant R-squared of .01. The results indicated that (a) the SDS differentiation scale was not related to psychological adjustment as operationalized in the present study, and (b) that degree and level of differentiation on the SDS can not be used to predict degree of psychological adjustment. This finding challenges Holland's theoretical contention that individual's who are undifferentiated on the SDS may be in need of personal counseling. Another finding of importance was the successful use of the SDS with inpatient psychiatric clients who appeared to gain self-understanding through their interaction with the guidance device. The manuscript concludes with suggestions for further research when investigating the relationship between vocational interests and personality adjustment. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-12, Section: A, page: 4330. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75977 |
| Contributors | LOUGHEAD, TERI ANNE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 117 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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