Yussef Piltan, Mohammad Rabiee, Rezvan Salehi, Mohammad Reza Abedi,
Volume 24, Issue 96 (1-2026)
Abstract
▌Aim: Identifying vocational interest assessment tools that both possess acceptable psychometric properties and remain aligned with contemporary developments represents a current challenge in Iran. The objective of this scoping review was to compile a comprehensive inventory of vocational interest assessment tools available in Iran for which psychometric properties have been examined. ▌Methods: This study was conducted as a scoping review. The study corpus consisted of Persian-language articles on educational and vocational interest inventories published in Iran. A total of 54 articles were retrieved from the Civilica, Comprehensive Portal of Humanities, Noormags, MagIran, and SID databases. The article selection process followed the PRISMA-ScR flow diagram, and after screening, 12 articles published between 1377 and 1397 (Solar Hijri calendar) were included in the final review. ▌Findings: The review identified five vocational interest assessment instruments. Analyses indicated that the majority of research focused on Tracey’s Personal Globe Inventory (8 studies), followed by instruments based on Holland’s Hexagonal Model (4 studies). ▌Conclusion: Examination of the psychometric properties of these instruments revealed a predominant emphasis on internal structure validity and internal consistency reliability. Notably, no vocational interest assessment tool grounded in Iran’s indigenous cultural context has yet been developed. Future research is therefore necessary to address existing gaps in validity evidence for vocational interest assessment tools in Iran.
Lale Jamalpour, Mohammad Rabiee, Rezvan Salehi Najafabadi,
Volume 25, Issue 98 (9-2026)
Abstract
Aim: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of teaching self-awareness of desires based on the theory of true colors on the indecision of a career path among ninth graders. Method: The research was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a one-month follow-up phase. The statistical population included all ninth grade male students in the second secondary schools of Isfahan city in the academic year 1400-1401.The statistical sample consisted of 44 students who were selected by the available method and randomly assigned to experimental (22 people) and control (22 people) groups. The experimental group underwent seven 90-minute sessions of self-awareness training based on true color theory, and the control group remained on the waiting list. The data collection tool included the career indecision questionnaire by Esipo, Karani and Barak (1976). In order to review and analyze the data, SPSS23 statistical software and variance analysis of repeated measures were used. Results: The obtained results showed that the self-awareness education interventions based on the true colors theory it has been effective in reducing the indecision of their career path and the effects of these interventions in the indecision of the career path remained in the follow-up stage (p<0.05). Conclusion: According to the findings of this research, it can be said that teaching self-awareness of desires based on the theory of true colors is a suitable method to overcome the indecision of the career path for ninth grade male students.
