Career Maturity of Emotionally Maladjusted High School Students

The Relationship Between Attitudinal and Behavioral Aspects of Career Maturity

“…The low scores obtained by this sample of Black youth is consistent with other literature showing lower career maturity scores for minorities than for Whites (Karayanni, 1981;McNair & Brown, 1983). Reasons for such findings may vary.…”

Relation of career attitudes to age and career progress during college.

“…Consistent with the notion that career attitudes contribute to career progress, research has shown that mature career attitudes are related to scholastic aptitude (Westbrook, Cutts, Madison, & Arcia, 1980;Westbrook & Parry-Hill, 1973); emotional development in adolescence (Karayanni, 1981) and in college (Munley, 1975); internal locus of control (Gable, Thompson, & Glanstein, 1976); self-esteem or confidence Requests for reprints should be sent to Charles C. Healy, Graduate School of Education, Room 123, Moore Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024. (Kahn & Alvi, 1983); and to various career development competencies (Gasper & Omvig, 1976;Westbrook & Parry-Hill, 1973).…”

Effects of Orofacial Clefts on Early Career Maturity

“…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). (Moller, 1993).…”

“…Studies of various subpopulations including white males, gifted high school students, and teens who are emotionally maladjusted have revealed variables that affect career maturity levels (Karayani, 1981;Super & Overstreet, 1960). The following have been identified as major contributors: age and grade level, gender, mental ability, and self-concept.…”

“…The specific reasons of why and how self-concept impacts level of career maturity remains to be studied. (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).…”