The degree of convergent validity among four methods of identifying vocational preferences is assessed via the decision theoretic paradigm. Vocational preferences identified by Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), a rating procedure, and ranking were compared with preferences identified from a policy-capturing model developed from an…

Compared interpersonal characteristics and vocational certainty in 268 male and 57 female college freshmen choosing technical majors. Both males and females were found to be controlling and assertive, although women showed more traditional feminine traits as well. Women were less sure of their career choice. (JAC)

Describes development of a screening test to identify individuals with the best potential for being helped by a computer assisted guidance program. The Career Decision Making Questionnaire was administered to 142 students. Results indicated the importance of prior experience with career information. (JAC)

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)

The effectiveness of the Career Success Club, which engaged college students in career management activities, was measured by comparing 206 members and 212 nonmembers (170 freshmen, 125 sophomores/juniors, 123 seniors). Sophomores, juniors, and seniors displayed more enhanced career development than freshmen. (Contains 40 references.) (SK)

Data from 115 college freshmen under age 20 show that career maturity is not significantly related to independence from parents. Intelligence was significantly and positively related to most career maturity and independence scales for women but not for men. Men were both less career mature and more independent from their mothers than women were.…

This study compared 127 vocationally undecided college graduates matched by sex, age, and major with graduates who had selected an occupation on a Survey of Graduating Seniors. Undecideds had a significantly lower GPA than decideds, intended noncareer activities following graduation, less often were going to graduate school, and were far less…

Examined relationship between career maturity and commitment to work, sex, socioeconomic status, and college level among 372 undergraduates. Found commitment to work related to both attitudinal and cognitive factors of career maturity. Sex and socioeconomic status were not related to career maturity. (Author/NB)

The author reports on a survey of recent undergraduate students with and without cooperative education experience. Results indicate that cooperative education experience is not a significant factor in recent students' relative development of a career identity. (CH)

Administered the Career Maturity Inventory to 159 college students. Path anlaysis suggested that career attitudes matured with age and directly affected months employed during college and grade point average and, through the mediation of GPA, affected the occupational level of the students' jobs. (Author/JAC)

Compared the career maturity of graduate and undergraduate students (N=249) and investigated the relationship of gender to career maturity. Results indicated that achievement of career maturity tasks was similar for seniors and graduate students and that similar levels of career maturity were found between males and females. (LLL)

Career status measures, goals for participating in career intervention, and ego strength were related to six outcomes of the administration of the Self-Directed Search. Most change occurred for females high on vocational identity; most satisfaction with the SDS and job choice was attained by those low in indecision. (Author)

In making career decisions students must be able to analyze information from an economical, a sociological, an organizational, and a psychological base. An undergraduate course which proposes an interdisciplinary framework within which career decisions can be made is described as an approach to this problem. (RC)

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…