A quasi-experimental design was design was used in the first of two studies. A total of 67 students (32 interns and 35 noninterns ) from a large Midwestern university participated; they were paid $5 to $8 for completing each fo four questionnaires. Participation in on internship was operationalized in terms of college degree requirements and number of hours spent working in an established organization during the academic year. Both interns and control participants were recommended by college advisors in five departments offering optional internship programs (e.g., interior design, industrial relations). Experimental and control participants were shown not to differ in terms of age , average grade point average, credits toward major, part-time work experience, and marital status. Males and females were represented approximately equally in each group. Questionnaires were administered to participants in both groups before beginning the internship and at the end of the internship. More than a dozen variables were measured to test the several hypotheses.