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Evaluating Factors Associated With the Career Maturity of High School Students
Author(s) -
POWELL DARRELL F.,
LUZZO DARRELL ANTHONY
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1998.tb00548.x
Subject(s) - maturity (psychological) , attribution , psychology , ethnic group , social psychology , career development , style (visual arts) , ethnically diverse , developmental psychology , sociology , anthropology , archaeology , history
This study evaluated the career maturity and career decision‐making attributional style of high school students in an ethnically diverse, southeastern urban school system. Participants provided information about sex, age, current class standing, ethnic background, type of diploma sought, career goal, and grade point average and completed the Assessment of Attributions for Career Decision Making (Luzzo & Jenkins‐Smith, 1998) and the revised Career Maturity Inventory (Crites & Savickas, 1995). Results indicated a significant, positive relationship between career maturity and an optimistic attributional style. Young men perceived more control over their career decision making than did young women. Suggestions for counselors are discussed.