The Relationship Between Career Maturity and Work Commitment in a Sample of Australian High School Students |
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| Authors: | Wendy Patton Peter A Creed |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Learning and Professional Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, QLD, Australia, 4059;(2) Griffith University–Gold Coast, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The present study reports on a study conducted with 377 Australian students enrolled in grades 9 through 12. The Australian version of the Career Development Inventory (CDI-A; Lokan, 1984) and a work commitment measure modified for the Australian context (Rowley & Feather, 1987) were administered. Analyses were conducted with the four subscales of the CDI-A as the dependent measures, and two levels of work commitment (high/low), four levels of age (14–17) and gender (female/male) as the independent variables. Work commitment was moderately correlated with all subscales of the CDI-A. Gender differences were evident on work commitment and career maturity. A striking finding was the strong relationship between work commitment and the knowledge component of career maturity for females. Findings are discussed in the context of changing educational and labour market opportunities and the role of education programs in career maturity development. |
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| Keywords: | career maturity work commitment high school students |
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