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The purpose of this study was to examine predictive validity of trait complexes suggested by Ackerman on career choice and subject interest. Ackerman proposed 4 types of trait complexes(science-mathematics, intellectual-cultural, social, clerical-conventional), each of which was represented by commonalities among ability(intelligence), personality, and interest traits. To compute individual trait complexes scores, ability tests which consisted of Gf and Gc factors, Big 5 personality inventory, and Holland vocational interest scale were administered to 429 second-grade high school students. Three important findings were obtained. First, regression analysis showed significant increments in the proportion of variance of career self-efficacy scores mainly because of ability and personality traits after the vocational interest traits had already been taken into account, indicating the usefulness of traits complexes. Second, three types of trait complexes tended to predict career choice of both students and their parents well: That is, those who reported occupations of language and art domains as their best-wish occupation showed highest scores on intellectual-cultural trait complex. Those who reported occupations of science, medicine, and computer domains as their best-wish occupation showed highest scores on science-mathematics trait complex. Those who reported occupations of education, social welfare, and business domains as their best-wish occupation showed highest scores on social trait complex. Third, two types of trait complexes tended to predict subject interest well: Those who reported Humanities/Social science subjects relevant to their first rated subject interest showed highest scores on intellectual-cultural trait complex whereas those who reported Natural science subjects showed highest scores on science-mathematics trait complex. These results were interpreted as indicating predictive validity of the trait complexes.

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