Looking beyond the five-factor model: college self-efficacy as a moderator of the relationship between Tellegen's big three model of personality and Holland's model of vocational interest types
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2009-07-15Author
Barrett, Elizabeth A.
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McFadden, Susan
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The Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality and Tellegen?s Big Three Model of
personality were compared to determine their ability to predict Holland's RIASEC
interest types. College self-efficacy was examined as a moderator of the relationship
between Tellegen's Big Three model and the RIASEC interest types. A sample of 194
college freshmen (i.e., less than 30 credits completed) was drawn from the psychology
participant pool of a mid-sized Midwestern university. Instruments included the
International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) to measure the FFM; the Multidimensional
Personality Questionnaire Brief Form (MPQ-BF) to measure Tellegen's Big Three model
of personality; the College Self-Efficacy Inventory (CSEI) to measure college selfefficacy;
and the Self Directed Search (SDS) to measure Holland's RIASEC model of
vocational interests. Findings from correlational analyses supported previous research
regarding relationships among the FFM and the RIASEC interest types, and relationships
among Tellegen's Big Three and the RIASEC interest types. As hypothesized and tested
via regressions for each of the six interest types, Tellegen's Big Three model predicted all
six vocational interests types (p < .001 for all), while the FFM only predicted two types at
p < .05. College self-efficacy did not moderate the relationship between Tellegen's Big
Three and the RIASEC interest types. Implications and future research are discussed.
Subject
College self-efficacy inventory
College student attitudes
Psychometrics
Vocational guidance
Psychology Research and Methodology
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A Thesis Submitted
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
For the Degree of
Master of Science - Psychology
Industrial/Organizational
-- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2009