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PDF pending restorationJohnson, John A.; Cheek, Jonathan M. – 1984
While Holland's (1973) theory of personality types and vocational identity is widely used, the theory does not specify the developmental antecedents of the six personality types. To examine the relationship between membership in adolescent social cliques and vocational identity in early adulthood, four groups of college students (N=192)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Occupational Aspiration, Peer Groups
Peer reviewedLow, Jean M.; And Others – Youth and Society, 1989
Describes two studies of the factors that influence unmarried pregnant adolescents to choose adoption rather than parenthood. Study One examines the effect of perceived parental preference and vocational goals. Study Two examines the effect of perceived parental preference and attained vocational identity status. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Career Choice, Career Planning
Harrington, Thomas F.; O'Shea, Arthur – 1983
This study, conducted in the Fall of 1981, furnishes statistical data on the vocational self concepts of 12,575 students in grades 7-13. The sample was drawn from all United States regions, controlled for school district size and socioeconomic status, matching the census and Department of Education and National Center for Education Statistics…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Freshmen, Community Size, Developmental Stages
