Convergent-discriminant validity evidences for the avaliation of Holland's professional types (ATPH)

Abstract

The present study aimed to search convergent-discriminant validity evidences for Holland's test Avaliação dos Tipos Profissionais (ATPH) by verifying its relations with the Escala de Aconselhamento Profissional (EAP). The sample was composed by 42 elementary school and high school students, from public and private schools. The age ranged from 11 to 26 years old, with 43% men, 50% women and 7% that didn't mention their gender. The results suggested significant correlations between EAP dimensions and ATPH typologies, ranging from low to moderated magnitudes. From the collected data, it's possible to conclude that ATPH can help to identify the interests of the students that undergo career counseling and that its validity evidences were favorable.

Interests; Vocational guidance; Psychological assesment; Adolescents