The present study explores career maturity across career stages in the South African
military. The Career Development Questionnaire (CDQ) and a biographical
questionnaire were administered to a sample of South African military officers (n = 333).
The data were statistically analysed for significant mean differences in career maturity
according to demographic and military-specific variables. The results revealed an
adequate level of career maturity among the participants. The participants’ overall mean
scores in career maturity showed no significant mean differences according to
demographic variables. Significant mean differences were, however, observed for the
sample according to their arm of service in the South African military. Whilst the results
did not indicate a developmental progression of career maturity among the participants,
it did reflect the equivocal nature of previous career maturity research. Conclusions for
the study are made, limitations are discussed, and recommendations are provided for
practice and future research. / Industrial and Organizational Psychology / M.A. (Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/4058 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Themba, Mfaniselwa Abednigo |
| Contributors | Oosthuizen, Rudolf Machiel |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xvii, 366 leaves.) |
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