Career Maturity Inventory Interpretations for Grade 9 Boys and Girls

Effects of Orofacial Clefts on Early Career Maturity

“…These results are in the same direction of previous research that has demonstrated that females score higher then males on measures of career maturity (Herr & Enderlein, 1976;McNair & Brown, 1983;Neely, 1980). It is contrary to previous research that has demonstrated a significant effect for gender and a nonsignificant effect for age within a group of adolescents with and without cleft lip and palate (Letcher-Glembo, 1989).…”

“…Another possible explanation, is that there is truly no significant differences between gender and career maturity in the cleft population. Results of past research seem to contradict this hypothesis (Herr & Enderlein, 1976;Letcher-Glembo, 1989;McNair & Brown, 1983;Neely, 1980). The finding of a significant effect for age was expected and is similar to past research (Herr & Enderlein, 1976;Noeth & Prediger, 1978;Super & Thompson, 1979).…”

“…(Karayani, 1981;Mori, 1982;Pavlak & Krammer, 1985). Letcher-Glembo (1989) (Herr & Enderlein, 1976;Noeth & Prediger, 1978;Super & Thompson, 1979), gender (Herr & Enderlein, 1976;Jordaan & Heyde, 1979;McNair & Brown, 1983;Neely, 1980), socioeconomic status (Holland, 1981), mental ability (Lawrence & Brown, 1976;Watson & Van Aarde, 1986), and selfconcept (Jones et al, 1976;Lawrence & Brown, 1976;Pound, 1978). Special populations such as, emotionally maladjusted youth, academically talented youth, delinquent youth, and adolescents with cleft lip and palate have also demonstrated similar relationships of factors associated with career maturity (Karayani, 1981;Letcher-Glembo, 1989;Mori, 1982;Pavlak & Krammer, 1985).…”

“…They found that females scored higher than males across all three measures. Neely (1980) looked at career maturity in boys and girls in ninth grade and found that the girls scored higher means across all measures on the CMI.…”

“…Tools have been designed to measure career maturity and can indicate the career development level at which an individual is functioning. Studies have revealed that adolescents' career maturity scores are predictive of later career satisfaction, and are related to their age, gender, self-concept, and mental ability grade (Herr & Enderlein, 1976;Jordaan & Heyde, 1979;Lawrence & Brown, 1976;McNair & Brown, 1983;Neely, 1980;Noeth & Prediger, 1978;Pound, 1978;Super & Thompson, 1979;Watson & Van Aarde, 1986). Career maturity measures, utilized by professionals from a variety of disciplines, aid in determining what steps are needed to increase adolescents' level of career maturity, and therefore their future career fulfillment.…”