At that time, only male samples were used, and in 1933 the first Women’s Form of the SVIB was published.
The SVIB became the first formal interest inventory to be published. The original Strong was titled the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB), and it consisted of occupational scales that were constructed through comparing item responses from individuals working in particular occupations with item responses of a general reference sample. K Strong, a military psychologist and an academician at Stanford University. The 2004 edition of the Strong is the product of many years of research that began in 1927 with the research of E. It is used to help people match their interests with compatible occupational, educational, and leisure pursuits. The Strong measures an individual’s work and personal interests and compares them to those of people employed in a wide range of occupations. The Strong Interest Inventory, published by CPP, Inc., and commonly referred to as the Strong, is one of the most widely used and scientifically grounded tools available for assessing people’s career and life interests.