Contemporary Chinese vocational interest scale in the digital age: development and validation

Peng Wang (), Yiren Yan, Yuhan Tian, Xun Feng, Haihua Zhou, Huanli Wang, Yuening Li and Luo Liu
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Peng Wang: Wenzhou University
Yiren Yan: Renmin University of China
Yuhan Tian: China University of Geosciences
Xun Feng: Shandong Normal University
Haihua Zhou: Hengyang Normal University
Huanli Wang: Shandong Normal University
Yuening Li: Shandong Normal University
Luo Liu: Hengyang Normal University

Palgrave Communications, 2024, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Holland’s Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional (RIASEC) model has been widely used for career counseling, vocational assessment, and educational choice. However, vocational interest types can be affected by culture, and the fourth industrial revolution has led to the emergence of many new occupations, rendering many occupational titles and work tasks in Holland’s RIASEC model outdated. The present study proposed nine interest types in contemporary China: Artistic (A), Natural (N), Enterprising (E), Conventional (C), Technological (T), Investigative (I), Powerful (P), Social (S), and Operational (O), and developed a vocational interest scale with nine subscales. We generated items by drawing from a literature review, occupational categories, and expert reviews, used exploratory factor analysis (EFA, N = 628, Mage = 12.75 years; 47% girls) to reduce the number of items, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA, N = 627, Mage = 12.76 years; 48% girls) to validate the factor structure. This study clarified vocational interest types in contemporary China, developed and validated a vocational interest scale for the digital age, and provided a measurement tool for educational choice and career counseling.

Date: 2024
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