Argues that career maturity gives insufficient attention to the contexts of time and culture. Suggests the use of recent advances in developmental theory as an alternative for understanding developmental transitions. Cites findings from a study highlighting how individual differences and contextual factors contribute to the school-to-work…

Evaluates the career maturity and career decision-making attributional style of high school students in an ethnically diverse, southeastern urban school system. Results indicate a significant, positive relationship between career maturity and an optimistic attributional style. Young men perceived more control over their career decision making than…

Examines relationships between leisure behavior and occupational identity in college students (N=109). Results indicate significant relationships among thinking and contemplating, ethical leisure behavior, and occupational identity. Students more involved in intellectual and creative leisure activities were more advanced in occupational identity…

Ethnic identity and vocational maturity were assessed in four cohorts of 466 majority and 175 minority high school students in Quebec. Results show minorities increased in ethnic identity over time and matured significantly earlier than majority students, but fell somewhat behind in vocational maturity by the 11th grade. (SK)

The career maturity of 55 academically at-risk students in an integrated career and academic program was strongly influenced by their beliefs regarding overcoming obstacles and peer equality. Beliefs about what seems necessary for happiness and about differences among colleges and occupations also influenced career development attitudes. (Contains…

To investigate the career maturity of welfare recipients, this thesis examines six independent variables: (1) race; (2) sex; (3) age; (4) level of formal education; (5) general intelligence; and (6) locus of control. Scales taken from the Career Maturity Inventory served as the dependent variables. The sample consisted of 83 welfare recipients who…

This article discribes a career program developed for junior high school students in a Colorado school district. (Author)

The main goal of the Vocational Placement Project of the Rutgers Medical School Community Mental Health Center (New Jersey) is to investigate ways to improve vocational rehabilitation and educational programs for the chronically mentally ill. A quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate a pilot vocational rehabilitation program to determine if…

The purpose of the study is to test the notion that job reinforcers and occupational values are related to vocational maturity. The importance of 21 reinforcers and 11 values were rated by 207 vocational rehabilitation clients and 59 graduate students. The dependent measure was the Adult Vocational Maturity Index. Older subjects with more…

This device, a potential instrument for measurement of an important aspect of the worker--job relationship, was developed for use in guidance and counseling; personnel matters of business and industry; career, occupational, and vocational education; and in efforts to explore and validate the career ladders and lattices within occupational fields.…

This study investigated differences in vocational attitude maturity and self-concept among Holland's six vocational categories. There were significant differences in vocational attitude maturity and self-concept among students in the six vocational categories. There was a significant relationship between vocational attitude maturity and…

A further understanding of the relationship between self-concept, race, or sex and career maturity was sought. The results indicated that self-concept seems to have differential impact on career maturity, depending on the race and sex of the participant. (Author)

The Career Maturity Inventory Attitude Scale materials were found to provide very little useful information concerning the instrument's reliability. The data that were interpretable showed the scale to have quite modest reliability. (Author)

An assessment scale of career concepts found to be reliably related with vocational sophistication was developed. With renewed emphasis in CETA programs for youth-employment counseling efforts, the relative prevocational maturity of those seeking services can be an element in deriving baseline data to judge efficacy of vocational counseling…

Describes nine of the most prevalent behaviors displayed by vocationally undecided individuals. Suggestions for recognizing and dealing with these behaviors are presented. (HMV)