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Osipow, Samuel H.; Reed, Robin – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1985
To examine the process of career indecision, 203 college stuents were given the Career Decision Scale, and the Johnson Decision Making Inventory. Results indicate that one of the Johnson types is associated with a higher degree of career indecision. Spontaneous external decision making types scored highest on the Career Decision Scale, followed by…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Cognitive Style, College Students, Decision Making

Rubinton, Natalie – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1980
Results indicated that decision-making style contributed to vocational maturity and certainty of vocational choice. Both interventions resulted in increases on both dependent measures. Rational decision makers did best with rational interventions, whereas intuitive decision makers did best with intuitive interventions. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Cognitive Style, College Students, Counseling Effectiveness

Phillips, Susan D.; Strohmer, Douglas C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1982
Examined the relationship between decision-making style, scholastic achievement, and vocational maturity for college students (N=64). Results did not support the hypothesized relationship between rationality and attitudinal and cognitive maturity. Scholastic achievement and lack of dependent decision style were found to be moderately predictive of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Cognitive Style, College Students