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Hartung, Paul J.; Fouad, Nadya A.; Leong, Frederick T. L.; Hardin, Erin E. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2010
Individualism-collectivism (IC) constitutes a cultural variable thought to influence a wide variety of variables including career planning and decision making. To examine this possibility, college students (216 women, 106 men, 64% racial-ethnic minorities) responded to measures of IC, occupational plans, and work values. Multivariate analysis of…
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Individualism, Personal Autonomy, Goal Orientation
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Metz, A. J.; Fouad, Nadya; Ihle-Helledy, Kris – Journal of Career Assessment, 2009
Replicating previous research, this study examined differences in 677 diverse college students' career aspirations and expectations based on gender and ethnicity, and compared their career expectations to the U.S. workforce. This study extended the literature base by exploring discrepancies between occupational aspirations and expectations…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Expectation, College Students, Gender Differences
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Flores, Lisa Y.; Spanierman, Lisa B.; Armstrong, Patrick Ian; Velez, Alexandra D. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2006
The structural and concurrent validity of the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) and Skills Confidence Inventory (SCI) was explored with a sample of 487 Mexican American high school students, and findings were compared with normative samples of the SII and SCI. Holland's (1997) structure was evaluated using circular unidimensional scaling. The…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Occupational Aspiration, Mexican Americans, Interest Inventories