Likes, dislikes, and vocational interests

Abstract

The following data were obtained on 411 male university students: number of likes and dislikes checked on Strong blank (reliability, .79); scores on ACE test; scores for morale, social adjustment, and emotionality from the Minnesota Personality Scale; high school percentile; college honor point ratio. The numbers of likes and dislikes were found to be significantly correlated with school achievement and with morale and social adjustment scores, persons with more likes tending toward higher achievement and better morale and social adjustment. The highest coefficient is .23. To determine the effect of liking and disliking tendencies upon the interest profile, answer sheets with all dislikes, all likes, or all indifferents marked were scored for both men's and women's blanks. The resulting profiles are presented. From these the author concludes that the extent of likes or dislikes is closely related to vocational interests. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)