Cultural influences on responses to items on the strong interest inventory

This study examined racial/ethnic group differences on an interest inventory at the item level using differential bundle functioning (DBF) analyses. Specifically, responses of males and females from five different racial/ethnic groups ( N=3750) on the General Occupational Themes of the Strong were e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of vocational behavior 2005-02, Vol.66 (1), p.104-123
Hauptverfasser: Fouad, Nadya A., Walker, Cindy M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This study examined racial/ethnic group differences on an interest inventory at the item level using differential bundle functioning (DBF) analyses. Specifically, responses of males and females from five different racial/ethnic groups ( N=3750) on the General Occupational Themes of the Strong were examined. Items were grouped together based on substantive considerations to determine if they functioned differentially due to racial/ethnic group differences in role modeling, perceptions of opportunities/barriers, familiarity with activities, and cultural expectations, as opposed to true racial/ethnic group differences in interests. Very high levels of DBF were found for most of the item sets considered in this study, implying that diverse cultural groups have a different conditional probability of endorsing some sets of items due to the items measuring a secondary trait in addition to the main trait the scale was designed to measure.
ISSN:0001-8791
1095-9084
DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2003.12.001