This study examined the structure of Holland’s personality model (HPM) among male and female South Korean college students using the Korean version of the Self-Directed Search (K-SDS) and investigated gender differences in the circular structure of HPM and circular plots of the K-SDS subscales (i.e., activities, competences, vocations, and self-estimates). The study outcomes were as follows: Our findings supported the validity of HPM among Korean college freshmen. However, there were gender differences in the fit between the data and the circular ordering model. Also, the differences in the realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional (RIASEC) circular plots and the magnitude of the correlations among the RIASEC types across the four subscales and gender were found. These results suggest that practitioners should cautiously interpret and communicate the results of the SDS to college students considering cultural and gender specificity. Implications and limitations of the present research are discussed.

这项研究使用韩语版的自我导向搜索（K-SDS），对韩国男女大学生的荷兰人格模型（HPM）的结构进行了研究，并调查了HPM循环结构和循环图的性别差异。 K-SDS分量表（即活动，能力，职业和自我估计）。研究结果如下：我们的研究结果支持了韩国大学新生中HPM的有效性。但是，数据与循环排序模型之间的拟合度存在性别差异。此外，还发现了现实，调查，艺术，社会，进取和常规（RIASEC）圆形图的差异，以及跨四个分量表和性别的RIASEC类型之间的相关程度。这些结果表明，从业人员应考虑文化和性别特点，谨慎地向大学生解释和传播SDS的结果。讨论了本研究的意义和局限性。