The measured interests of Marine Corps Women Reservists

Abstract

The Director of Personnel Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, in March 1944 authorized a study centering around interests of women in military occupations. This paper reports on one of the three aspects considered. Findings indicate "that occupational norm groups for a test of interests [Kuder Preference Record] should be composed only of those who are satisfied with their jobs. Groups so constituted in this study have interest profiles much more clearly differentiated from the total standardization groups than sub-samples containing a large proportion of individuals disinterested or dissatisfied with the type of work they are doing." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)