This article describes an experiment designed to determine if a selected reinforcement style of individual counseling could influence adolescents to engage in a greater variety of information-seeking behavior than subjects not receiving such counseling. The findings indicated that the effectiveness of this technique varied with different levels of…

Irish adolescents (n=278) completed a career exploration questionnaire at 6-week intervals. Structural equation model analysis indicated that intention to seek career information was influenced by past behavior and attitudes toward career exploration. Social norms and perceived behavioral control had no influence on intentions or exploratory…

Rural male (N=99) classified in an earlier study as low or high identification males were surveyed five years after graduation. Results indicate statistical differences between groups on occupational status and achievement, educational achievement, and optimism about the future. (Author)

Used a coding system for chronicling a variety of microbehaviors in sequence in adolescent job environments. Working teenagers (N=97) were observed continuously over a two-hour period. Three elements of each of 100 behaviors were recorded: the social context, the character, and the duration and concomitants of the behavior. (Author/RC)

Tested generality and stability of Holland's vocational choice model by examining preference for avocational (leisure) activity. Developed six hypotheses relating Holland groups to particular types of avocational behavior. The initial test of these hypotheses confirmed five of the six predictions. A follow-up nine years later confirmed all six…

Examined the relationship of self-rated decision style to vocational decision-making behaviors among school leavers (N=169) before leaving school, and to the implementation of their plans after leaving school. Support was found for the active-passive dimension in decision style and for the advantage of using an active logical style. (Author)