A structured 10-didactic unit intervention was devised to foster adolescents' time perspective and career decidedness. The study was conducted with 50 adolescents who were selected from a group of 624; 25 of the participants were randomly assigned to the control group and 25 were assigned to the experimental group. They were selected according to…

This study examined gender differences in relationships among vocational skills, motivational approaches, and same-gender and cross-gender interests for urban adolescents. Results showed gender differences in interests, with males having greater Realistic interests and females having greater Artistic and Social interests, based on Holland's (1997)…

Gifted individuals face many concerns when contemplating their futures. Often hindered by career indecision; perfectionism; and multiple personal, familial, and societal pressures, some gifted young people flounder when they have the ability to flourish. Many counselors and educators trust that a wealth of talents will propel these adolescents to…

Reports cross-sectional data from 1,971 Australian adolescents who completed the Career Decision Scale and the Career Development Inventory. Results illustrate a developmental progression in career maturity, although a less uniform pattern emerged with gender differences. Findings regarding career indecision also presented a complex picture and…

Investigated difficulties experienced by gifted youth and factors they consider as they make career decisions. Conducted interviews with 30 gifted adolescents at three strategic decision-making points. Found 20 factors that subjects identified as important to their career decisions. Factors clustered into five groups: sensitivity to others'…

Using data for 2,722 British adolescents explores whether work-related skills and career role models are associated with career maturity when sociodemographic characteristics, family support, and personal characteristics are controlled. Having work-related skills and having a career role model were positively associated with career maturity.…

Describes two-week summer program for adolescent girls featuring awareness of nontraditional career choices provided via cooperative plan from public school system, community college, and university. Notes that, upon completion of 80 hours of activities such as business and industry visitations, technical/trade shop hands-on activities, and…

Examines relationships between part-time work and two components of career development (work values and career indecision) in 483 high school students. Results indicate that part-time work did not affect career indecision. The decision of whether to work seemed unrelated to the preexisting career development status. (RJM)

Examines the relative contributions of both proximal and distal supports to the career interests and vocational self-efficacy in a sample of middle school adolescents. Findings reveal that vocational self-efficacy and career exploration efficacy consistently predicted young adolescents' career interests across Holland themes, and perceived parent…

Examined how career certainty, grade level, and gender relate to short-term changes in work values (Human-Personal, Non-Work, Power-Control, Money-Security) among junior high and high school students (n=496). Findings suggest that, during adolescence, higher career certainty reflects greater engagement in vocational identity search and more active…

Examined elements of an expanded construct of adolescent vocational identity. Analysis of 660 secondary school students found that vocational interests, occupational self-efficacy, and occupational prestige were closely associated with each other, with school and leisure interests, and with engagement in corresponding activities. Adolescents made…

Examined the shifts in occupational plans of adolescent women during the decade of the 1970s in contrast with those of men, studying general trends into higher status and out of lower status major occupational categories. Compared entry into male-dominant and exit from female-dominant occupations between students graduating in 1972 and 1980,…

Looks at ways to enhance the hope of at-risk youth concerning their vocational goals. Advocates the incorporation of adventure challenge experiences into a vocational program. Analysis of data taken from 98 participants in a summer program indicated that participants developed a heightened belief about achieving their general and specific goals.…

The purpose of this study was to understand how intergenerational family conflict and relational-interdependent self-construal influence the career decision status of Chinese American youths. Participants were 129 Chinese American youths, with ages ranging from 14 to 21 years. Results from regression analysis indicated that high intergenerational…