A support from parent is thought to be important in career decision-making among Japanese high school students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among supports from parent, career decision-making self-efficacy and career decision-making behavior. Students(first and second years of high school students)completed a questionnaire measuring supports from parent, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career decision-making behavior. The support from parent was measured by the Career-Related Parent Support Scale(Turner et al., 2003). For the Career-Related Parent Support Scale, factor analysis yielded 2 subscales: encouragement and expectation, provision of information on occupational experience of the parent. The results showed that provision of information on occupational experience of the parent scores of female students were higher than that of male students. And, the result showed that a direct relationship of encouragement and expectation and career decision-making self-efficacy. But a direct relationship of all supports and career decision-making behavior did not show.

The effects of the aspiration to become a beautician, the desire to develop one's career, and academic achievements at a vocational school, on career prospects after graduation were investigated. Participants were students of a beauty school where the author was working. A collective questionnaire survey was conducted and the responses (N=307) were analyzed. Participants' motives for entering the beauty school were inquired and factor analysis was conducted on the responses. Moreover, the correlation between academic achievements and career prospects after graduation was examined through multiple regression analysis. Results indicated that motivation had a one-factor structure. Students with clear aspirations to become a beautician had high academic achievement scores, satisfaction with the company they planned to work, and were consciousness about continuing to work that company. The above results suggest that the motivation to enter a beauty school and the academic achievement of beauty school students have an effect on their initial career.