Abstract

The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the relation of Holland's six interest dimensions to five robust dimensions of personality. Two samples was used to generalize the results of the study: one is a randomly stratified national sample, and the other a college undergraduate student sample. The results based on the samples indicated that the interest test and the two personality used for this study have construct validities to a satisfactory degree. It was found that the dimensions of interest and personality was interrelated to some extent. The resulting correlations of the dimensions revealed, however, that the constructs of interest and personality still have their own unique variances to a larger degree, which are not explained by each other. It suggests that in order to obtain more exact information about an individual, especially in the context of vocational counseling, a personality test be used in addition to a interest test.