"Comment on 'Articulation of values'": Response to Cochran (1988).

We respond to Cochran's critique of our 1986 study, which was in part a replication of Cochran's original grid methodology for the study of career values. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Articulation of career values: Comparison of three measures.

Compared the reliability and validity of 3 methods of measuring students' ability to articulate their career values, including a replication of the method used by L. Cochran (see record 1983-25423-001) and 2 others (idiosyncratic and standardized) developed in response to perceived problems with the Cochran method. Ss were 35 male and 48 female undergraduates. Test–retest reliabilities for the 3 methods were .33, .66, and .19, respectively. Findings, together with inconsistent relations between grid scores and other career development measures, suggest that the grid methodology may be ineffective for measuring this construct. (6 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Dissertation while on internship: Obstacles and predictors of progress.

Dissertation status of intern applicants is an issue for training directors and students alike. Two major concerns are that students may fail to finish the dissertation after the internship and that they may be distracted during internship while also working on the dissertation. The dissertation status and progress of 1,025 psychology interns is described, as well as obstacles to and predictors of dissertation progress. While 20% of all interns start the year with their dissertations complete, students who start internship with completed proposals make more dissertation progress while on internship than those beginning at preproposal stages. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)