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    Measuring Career Aspirations in Korean College Women
    (2014) Kim, Young Hwa; O'Brien, Karen M.; Psychology; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The purpose of this study was to translate and evaluate the Korean version of the Career Aspirations Scale Revised (K-CASR). The American version of the Career Aspirations Scale-Revised (Gregor & O'Brien, 2013) was translated into Korean using multiple translation strategies. The psychometric properties of the K-CASR were examined with data from 377 college women in Korea. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the 18-item version of the K-CASR had good model fit with the hypothesized three factor structure (achievement aspirations; leadership aspirations, educational aspirations). The K-CASR also exhibited moderately high internal consistency and stability. Convergent validity was supported by positive correlations with achievement motivation, career orientation, and career goal engagement. Implications for future research and counseling were discussed.
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    THE CHANGING FACE OF PSYCHOLOGY: CAREER AND LEADERSHIP ASPIRATIONS OF FEMALE DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN COUNSELING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
    (2012) Gregor, Margo Anne; O'Brien, Karen M; Psychology; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    This study aimed to advance understanding of career-related experiences of female graduate students in counseling and clinical doctoral programs. Specifically, the study investigated achievement motivation, career role salience, consideration for future family and partner, and social support as predictors of leadership and career aspirations. Two hundred and two female graduate students in either counseling or clinical Ph.D. programs were sampled. Results indicated that achievement motivation, specifically the desire to work hard, was the most important predictor of career and leadership aspirations, and was the only consistent predictor across different types of aspirations. Additionally, work role salience contributed to the prediction of career-related aspirations. Last, differences emerged among women who were in the early years of their graduate program versus those in the later years of doctoral study. These findings could contribute to the literature on womens career decision making and have implications for practice and research.