In a study of 47 Black ninth-grade students, scores on the Self-Appraisal subtest of the Career Maturity Inventory Competence Test did not correlate significantly with scores on a measure of appropriateness of career choices. Although not consistent with theoretical expectation, the data are consistent with previous research.
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