Strong Interest Inventory.
SII
Vocational interests organized hierarchically: 6 General Occupational Themes (RIASEC: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional), ~30 Basic Interest Scales, ~260 Occupational Scales (criterion-keyed against employed people in each occupation), and 5 Personal Style Scales (work style, learning environment, leadership, risk-taking, team orientation).
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 291 (2004/2012 'Strong' revision); 317 in older editions; a 2023 short 'Strong 244' has 244 items. interest ratings (Strongly Like -> Strongly Dislike, 5-pt) across occupations, subjects, activities, leisure, people types and characteristics (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- 25+ languages incl. ES, FR, DE, IT, PT, ZH, JA, KO, and others (licensed translations via The Myers-Briggs Company / regional distributors)
- Licence
- copyrighted - commercial
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- Reference
- Donnay, D.A.C., Morris, M.L., Schaubhut, N.A., & Thompson, R.C. (2005). Strong Interest Inventory Manual. CPP/The Myers-Briggs Company. https://www.themyersbriggs.com/en-us/explore-solutions/strong
https://www.themyersbriggs.com/en-us/explore-solutions/strong
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