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Gade, Eldon M.; Peterson, Glen – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1977
Compared with men, women were found to be vocationally more mature and their intrinsic work values were more related to vocational maturity. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Higher Education, Research Projects, Sex Differences

Miner, Claire Usher; Osborne, W. Larry; Jaeger, Richard M. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1997
Uses regression analysis on career development measures to examine whether career maturity indicators are predictive of interest consistency, differentiation, and score elevation. Results indicate that interest consistency and score elevation were weakly predicted by the measure; no relationship existed between the attitudinal and cognitive…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, College Students, Higher Education

Smallman, Edward; Sowa, Claudia J. – Career Development Quarterly, 1996
Examined the readiness of male intercollegiate varsity athletes (n=288) to make career-related decisions. Research questions compared students participating in revenue- and nonrevenue-producing sports as well as Caucasian and minority student athletes on eight dimensions of career maturity measured by the Career Development Inventory. Implications…
Descriptors: Athletes, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance
Perovich, George M. Mierzwa, John A. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1980
Compared the effectiveness of a vocational information group (VIG), self-growth group (SGG), and control group (CG). The VIG was significantly higher than the CG on vocational maturity and self-esteem. The SGG was significantly higher than the CG on vocational maturity. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Development, College Students, Counseling Techniques, Group Guidance