Examined nature of possible sex differences in vocational structure in 808 undergraduates and provided comparative standards for the most commonly studied cognitive features (integration and differentiation). Suggests the operation of sex differences in these features and discusses minimal size and questionable meaningfulness of differences in…

Examined vocational decision-making style, contextual anxiety, and exploratory activity in 148 undergraduate students. Results suggest that individuals who rely upon thinking-oriented approaches to decisions and who experience stress with regard to the specific tasks of exploration are likely to engage in exploration of environment and, to lesser…

Comparison of 540 U.S. and 1,076 Taiwanese college students showed that career decision-making style is significantly associated with career decision-making self-efficacy. Cultural background and gender influenced both decision-making styles and self-efficacy. (Contains 53 references.) (SK)

Examined whether a more theoretically consistent version of the Cognitive Differentiation Grid (CDG) would yield results different from the currently used CDG. Found that college students (N=84) using their own constructs evidenced greater vocational differentiation than did those using the CDG and that males evidenced greater vocational…