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Peer reviewedWaddell, Frederick T. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1983
Compared female business owners, managers, and secretaries to examine predictors of occupational choice, satisfaction, and success in the self-employment of women. Results showed owners rated higher than secretaries in achievement motivation, locus of control, and sex role, while owners and managers were similar except in parental models. (JAC)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Career Choice, Employed Women, Job Satisfaction
Peer reviewedTaylor, Karen M.; Popma, Joellen – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1990
Measures of career decision-making self-efficacy (CDMSE), occupational self-efficacy, locus of control, and career salience and indecision were administered to 203 female and 204 male college students. CDMSE was found to be the only significant predictor of vocational indecision. No relationship was observed between CDMSE and career salience nor…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, College Students, Decision Making
Peer reviewedKhan, Sar B.; Alvi, Sabir A. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1983
Investigated educational, social, and psychological correlates of vocational maturity in Ontario high school students (N=272). Analysis showed Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) scores were generally correlated with students' educational and occupational aspirations and parents' aspirations. Higher CMI scores were associated with higher self-esteem…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
