PCI were very substantial, ranging from .59 to .79. Alpha coeffi-
cients were adequate-to-high across scales. In general, this inventory
provides a useful, independent rating of the environment for use in
research and counseling and has been much underused. Users should
note, however, that this system of classifying environments relies on
individuals’ judgments of the nature of that environment, not on an
actual census of Holland types inhabiting that environment.
The Career Attitudes and Strategies Inventory. The Career Atti-
tudes and Strategies Inventory (CASI; Holland & Gottfredson,
1994) is the newest measure in the Holland system and is a 130-
item four-position scale with nine subscales (Job Satisfaction, Work
Involvement, Skill Development, Dominant Style, Career Worries,
Interpersonal Abuse, Family Commitment, Risk-Taking Style, and
Geographical Barriers).
Cronbach alphas for the nine subscales range from .76 to .92 in
the final version; test-retest reliabilities range from .66 to .94. Nor-
mative data for 763 respondents were used to calculate T scores for
the profile sheet. Correlations with the Hoppock Job Satisfaction
scale and a measure of positive dispositional affect generally showed
relationships in predicted directions.
Other Inventories and Measures. Although space does not permit
their description, the Holland types can also be assessed using the
new Strong Interest Inventory (SII; Harmon, Hansen, Borgen, &
Hammer, 1994), the new Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Bat-
tery workbook—a clever and colorful intervention for students
(Department of Defense, 1993), the Vocational Exploration and
Insight Kit (VEIK; Holland et al., 1992), and other Vocational Card
Sorts as well as the Bolles Party Game (Bolles, 1998), to name a few.
Several of these devices are now available in computer-driven
format and, in the case of the SDS, in on-line format [http://www.
self-directed-search.com]. Such formats provide appropriate access
for individuals seeking assistance on their own (see Figure 9.4).
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