Abstract
The present study examined the reliability and validity of the Commitment to Career Choices Scale (CCCS; Blustein, Ellis, & Devenis, 1989) within a large sample of high-school students (N = 481). Data were concurrently gathered on students' college- versus work-bound orientations, cumulative GPAs, and their parents' educational levels; in addition, students indicated whether or not they presently had a definite career goal. Results demonstrated that the CCCS subscales possessed adequate reliability and were significantly related in expected directions with students' career decision status (i.e., decided/undecided). Tendency to foreclose (TTF), but not Vocational exploration and commitment (VEC), scores were negatively related to cumulative GPAs. Regression analysis of student GPAs demonstrated that VEC scores and their interaction with TTF scores significantly predicted students' academic grades beyond that explained by their parents' educational levels and the students' own decision status and college- versus work-bound orientations. Implications of these findings for using the CCCS within high-school samples are considered.
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