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Peer reviewedTaylor, Karen M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1982
Investigated relationships among fear of success, locus of control, and vocational indecision in college students and these relationships moderated by sex and ability. Results indicated that vocationally undecided students are more external, are more fearful of success, and have lower ACT scores than decided students. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Career Choice, Career Counseling, College Students
Peer reviewedMcNulty, William B.; Borgen, William A. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1988
Explored agreement in occupational field between adolescents' career aspirations and expectations and influence of gender, grade in school, and locus of control on amount of agreement. Results from 500 secondary school students revealed little agreement in occupational field between career aspiration and expectation, and also indicated no grade,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Congruence (Psychology), Expectation
Peer reviewedNoe, Raymond A.; Steffy, Brian D. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1987
Investigated the impact of the assessment center evaluation, attitudes toward the assessment process, gender, locus of control, and career strategy on career exploration behavior and job involvement in 107 educators. Indicated that assessment center evaluation, locus of control, career strategy, and attitudes toward the assessment process…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Career Exploration, Career Planning, Employee Attitudes
Peer reviewedMatsui, Tamao; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1990
Four sources of efficacy (achievement, modeling, verbal encouragement, and emotional response) with regard to high school math, locus of control, and math self-efficacy were assessed for 97 male and 66 female Japanese undergraduates. Men reported significantly higher math self-efficacy. Of the four sources, only verbal persuasion did not make a…
Descriptors: College Students, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
