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The Use and Development of the Career Thoughts Inventory James P. Sampson, Jr., Gary W. Peterson, Janet G. Lenz, Robert C. Reardon, and Denise E. Saunders December 1999 The Career Center, University Center, Suite A4100, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2490 (850) 644-6431 (Voice) 644-3273 (FAX) /techcenter (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 447 362) Adapted and reproduced by special permission of the Publisher, Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 16204 North Florida Avenue, Lutz, Florida 33549, from the Career Thoughts Inventory by Sampson, Peterson, Lenz, Reardon, and Saunders, Copyright 1994, 1996 by PAR, Inc. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission from PAR, Inc. The CTI, CTI Workbook, and the CTI Professional Manual are available from PAR, Inc., (800) 331-TEST. /career/CTI113a.html Introduction Appropriate Populations for the CTI Administering and Scoring the CTI Use of the CTI and the CTI Workbook Screening Needs Assessment Learning Use of Terminology Diversity Issues Professional Requirements Development of the CTI and the CTI Workbook CTI Item Selection and Scale Construction CTI Workbook Development and Pilot Testing Standardization Reliability Internal consistency Stability Validity Content validity Construct validity Convergent validity Criterion validity Utility References Introduction The Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI; Sampson, Peterson, Lenz, Reardon, Saunders, 1996; 1998) is a theory-based assessment and intervention resource intended to improve the quality of career decisions made by adults, college students, and high school students and the quality of career services delivered to these individuals. The CTI is a self-administered, objectively scored measure of dysfunctional thinking in career problem solving and decision making. The CTI and “Improving Your Career Thoughts: A Workbook for the Career Thoughts Inventory” (the CTI Workbook; Sampson, Peterson, Lenz, Reardon, Saunders, 1996) are based