Following the recommendations of Lent, Brown and Hackett's Social Cognitive Career Theory (2000), we measured eighth grade boys' and girls' perception of the proportion of men and women employed in occupations and their level of interest and self-efficacy for those occupations. Results indicated that eighth grade boys and girls expressed stronger…

Career interests, efficacy expectations, and parental support were measured for 120 Native American and 134 Caucasian adolescents. Native Americans had greater interest in Realistic and Commercial occupations and those requiring high school diploma, trade school, or two-year postsecondary education. They were similar to Caucasians in range of…

When a group of 111 seventh-graders used the middle-school version of Mapping Vocational Challenges, boys and girls demonstrated similar understanding of employment pattern differences between genders. Vocational interests and efficacy ratings fell into predictable gender patterns. Clear interest profile differences were evident among boys but not…

When 126 rural 10th-12th graders completed the "My Vocational Challenges" instrument, perceived parental support was a significant predictor of efficacy expectations and vocational interests. Using Holland's classifications, both genders associated men with "Realistic" and "Investigative" occupations and women with "Artistic" and "Conventional"…

Factor analysis was conducted on ratings assigned by 136 high school students to 106 self-efficacy statements. Results showed the self-report evaluation scales had construct and criterion validity; their content reflected competencies to be developed by comprehensive guidance programs. (SK)