Abstract

GODOY, Silvia  and  NORONHA, Ana Paula Porto. Correlational study between the Professional Counseling Scale (EAP) and the Personality Factorial Inventory (IFP). Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2010, vol.10, n.3, pp. 848-864. ISSN 1808-4281.

This study researched the relationship between the Professional Counseling Scale (EAP) and the Personality Factorial Inventory (IFP) in order to validate the convergent-divergent construct.  The sample considered 122 High School students from private High Schools located in the interior of São Paulo state, age between 14 and 17 years old, being 44.3% male and 55.7% female. The main results demonstrated significative correlations ranging from 0,18 to 0,46 between the EAP dimensions and the IFP factors, such as, Exact Sciences with the factor Persistence, Arts and Communication with the factor Intraceptation and Changes, Biologic and Health with factor  Deference, Agrarian and Environmental  Sciences with the factor  Exibition and Persistence, Health and Human Sciences with the factor Intraceptation and Changes, and Entertainment with the factor Changes, Affiliation and Assistance.

Keywords : Vocational Guidance; Psychological assessment; Professional interest; Psychological tests.

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