This review discusses the value of physical maturity assessment as a way to reduce the risk of physical injury and psychological insult to young athletes. Maturity assessments should be included in preparticipation health examinations and the information used by schools and community organizations. (Author/MT)

Ninth graders and technical college students were tested to determine the validity of the Crites model of career maturity. Results showed career choice competencies are fairly highly related to each other. There is a relationship between career maturity and sex and race of student. (Author/JAC)

This article discusses the SCAM Program, a screening method that matches athletes in grades 7 to 12, ages 12 to 19, by physical maturity, fitness, and skill instead of age. (JS)

The Responsiblity Test measures the secondary school student's level of knowledge (remembering or recall, understanding and thinking) of social responsibility, other types of responsibility, the benefits and costs of responsibility, the conditions and conflicts of responsibility, and ways of providing responsible behavior. It consists of 21…

Phenomenological and psychodynamic differences between girls who score at the high and low extremes of the Psychosocial Maturity Inventory are explored. Ability to tolerate anxiety and the developmental use of interpersonal relationships are discussed as central to identity formation among these girls. (Author/MV)

This study investigates the relation between Psychosocial Maturity and a dimension of moral judgment. Form D of the Psychosocial Maturity Inventory and Form B of the Survey of Ethical Attitudes (SEA) were administered to 182 tenth grade students. Predicted negative correlations between SEA and two Social Adequacy subscales were marginally…

Validity of the Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) was investigated using 279 grade ten and 256 grade twelve students. Factor analysis of the ten subtests of the CMI and the regression of the CMI variables on intelligence scores, sex, and grade indicated partial support of the theoretical postulations. Two principal factors emerged, but the CMI…

Competency-based programming for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) participants is a powerful tool that can be used by Private Industry Councils (PICs) to train youth in, among other things, the work maturity skills vital to finding and keeping employment. Work maturity skills are involved in the following behaviors: being on time for work,…

The effectiveness of short-term counseling on Career Maturity of tenth-grade students as measured by the Career Maturity Inventory was studied. Results indicate that career maturity as a developmental process can be measured and facilitated through counseling. (Author)

The criterion validity of four subscales of the Psychosocial Maturity Inventory is investigated. The subscales are Work Orientation, Self-reliance, Social Commitment, and Tolerance. Teachers were asked to nominate the three students who were "most like" and the three students who were "least like" verbal descriptions of these…

Since career development extends through the life span, career assessment may be helpful to individuals of all ages. This paper explains the theoretical bases for career maturity and provides definitions and correlates of the construct of career maturity. School psychologists, who typically work with students-at-risk academically and socially,…

Form D of the Psychosocial Maturity (PSM) Inventory and the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale were administered to 325 10th grade students to test a predicted correlation between the Dogmatism Scale and the Change and Tolerance subscales of the PSM battery, and to examine the pattern of covariation between psychosocial maturity and dogmatism. A substantial…

This study was designed to study the effect of locus of control on the career maturity of a cross-section of age groups. The effects of race and sex were also studied. The Career Development Responsibility Scale (Thomas, l974), the Career Maturity Inventory Attitude Scale (Crites, 1973), and a measure of socioeconomic status were employed to…

This document provides an overview of the third edition of "A Counselor's Guide to Career Assessment Instruments" to be published in 1994 and a brief review of the nearly 300 instruments included in the guide. The history of the guide's development and its major components are outlined. Presented next are brief descriptions of 16 recently…

The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effects of a comprehensive career development program operating during the 1971-72 school year on selected behaviors of students, parents, school staffs, and community participants. Through career development experiences within the normal curriculum in certain experimental schools the project had as…