Allgemeiner Interessen-Struktur-Test (General Interest-Structure Test).
AIST-R / AIST-3
Holland's RIASEC vocational interests for German-speaking populations, with a companion Environment-Structure Test (UST-R) describing educational/occupational environments on the same 6 dimensions.
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 60 (10 items per RIASEC dimension). interest ratings of activities (5-pt), summed to 6 RIASEC scores; internal consistencies ~.82-.87 (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- German original; conceptually parallel to RIASEC tools worldwide; basis for regional adaptations
- Licence
- copyrighted - commercial
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- Reference
- Bergmann, C., & Eder, F. (2005). Allgemeiner Interessen-Struktur-Test mit Umwelt-Struktur-Test (UST-R) - Revision (AIST-R). Beltz Test. https://www.testzentrale.de/
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- O*NET IP / Mini-IP - O*NET Interest Profiler
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- AGQ-R - Achievement Goal Questionnaire - Revised
12 (3 items per goal). open with attribution.
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30 (original); AMS-R revised short form = 10 (5 per motive). open with attribution.
- ACCI - Adult Career Concerns Inventory
61 (60 concern items, 15 per stage; plus 1 career-change-status item). copyrighted - author permission.
- BCS - Brief Calling Scale
4 (2 presence + 2 search). open with attribution.
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