A test of Holland's hexagonal model of occupational classification using an inner-city high school population

John L. Holland has developed a theory which states that people can be characterized by their resemblance to each of six personality types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. Holland further indicates that the environments in which people live can be characterized by their resemblance to six model environments which correspond to the six personality types. Finally, the pairing of persons and environments leads to predictable outcomes relative to vocational choice, vocational stability and achievement, educational choice, and susceptibility to influence.... Mehr ...