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Jepsen, David A.; Grove, W.M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1981
Multidimensional scaling procedures were applied to checklist measures of stages from the Tiedeman-O'Hara decision-making paradigm. Responses from two adolescent samples were analyzed to test the hypothesis that stages are ordered and represent the dominant psychological states. Results did not support stage dominance theory. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Check Lists, Decision Making