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Winterowd, Carrie L.; Krieshok, Thomas S. – 1989
This study examined antecedents related to low vocational identity in college freshmen. College students (N=360) completed the 35-item Low Vocational Identity Antecedents Scale (LVIAS) developed for this study, the Vocational Identity Scale (VIS), and other measures. Based on results from this sample, a 15-item LVIAS was developed that…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, College Freshmen
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
Cooper, Stewart E.; And Others – 1983
Career development theories provide useful ideas for understanding career indecision, but neglect of a measurement of career indecisiveness has caused confusion. To examine the relationship between trait indecisiveness, vocational uncertainty, and interpersonal characteristics, 325 freshmen students were tested with a Trait Indecisiveness Scale…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Career Choice, College Freshmen, Decision Making Skills