A Longitudinal Study of the Interests of Veterinarians

Authors

Susan I. Ballou, Iowa State University
Jonathan E. Alsip, Iowa State University
Thomas E. Hannum, Iowa State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The newly-revised SVIB was restandardized on 362 members of the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association. Ninety-eight of these veterinarians in this 1966 criterion group were also members of the 1949 criterion groups when the SVIB veterinarian scale was first established. The answer sheets from both the 1949 and the 1966 criterion groups were scored by the newly devised scoring key and a comparison made of score changes over this period. In addition the response-choice frequencies to the items common to both the old and the new SVIB by the longitudinal group were determined and significant shifts were noted and reported in detail. In general, the longitudinal group displayed a lessening of interest in scientific activities and an increase of interest in managerial, business, and financial activities over the 17 year period.

Publication Date

1970

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

77

Issue

1

First Page

322

Last Page

330

Copyright

©1970 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Ballou, Susan I.; Alsip, Jonathan E.; and Hannum, Thomas E. (1970) "A Longitudinal Study of the Interests of Veterinarians," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 77(1), 322-330.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol77/iss1/46