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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Development of a leisure/work interest inventory

Abstract

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The major purpose of this study was to develop an interest inventory that applies to both work and leisure activities. Data were collected from a sample of community college students and community adults enrolled in basic psychology courses. Development of the inventory was based on review of the literature concerning both career and leisure counseling. Specific scales on the inventory were selected deliberately to cover the range of basic interests included in both leisure and career inventories. Interest scales that were retained for the final form of the inventory were based on analysis by qualified judges and a subsequent statistical analysis. Statistical techniques used in analyzing the data include internal consistency estimates, interscale correlation, test-retest reliability estimates and concurrent validity estimates. The results of this study have implications for use of an inventory in career counseling settings that is consistent with contemporary career counseling which includes leisure as an important part.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ed. D.
Level thesis:degree_level
doctoral
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Counseling and Student Personnel Services
Department dc:contributor.department
Counseling and Student Personnel Services
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1982

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Frisbie, George R.
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • McDaniels, Carl O.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • McCluskey, Lawrence L.
  • Hayes, Gene
  • Sgro, Joseph A.
  • Murphy, Patrick

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en_US

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/80293
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/80293

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Frisbie, George R.. Development of a leisure/work interest inventory. doctoral thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1982. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/80293