Development and initial validation of the Career Wisdom Scale: A resource in handling uncertainty in contemporary career development.

IF 3.8 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Counseling Psychology Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI:10.1037/cou0000762

Hui Xu

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Abstract

Wisdom is often recognized as a great resource in resolving complex problems, including challenges in one's career. However, current conversations on handling ambiguity in career development are disconnected from the wisdom literature, and a psychometrically sound measure of career wisdom is lacking. This article presents two studies that aimed to develop such a tool and evaluate its psychometric performance. Study 1 utilized a sample of workers (n = 349) from the United States to create and explore the factor structure of a measure called the Career Wisdom Scale. In Study 2, a sample of U.S. workers (n = 387) was tracked over 8 months to validate the Career Wisdom Scale by assessing its structural, convergent, predictive, and incremental validities. The results supported the psychometric soundness of the newly developed Career Wisdom Scale. Structurally, the results revealed a three-factor structure of career wisdom, which encompasses embracing ignorance, embracing intuition, and embracing vulnerability. Furthermore, the results indicated that career wisdom predicted various outcomes, including career satisfaction, life satisfaction, organizational career growth, psychological well-being, career adaptability, and work-life balance over and beyond personality traits and career decision anxiety. In conclusion, the present studies offer a valuable measure of career wisdom for both future research and practical application. Additionally, it underscores the importance of career wisdom in effectively managing career challenges that may lack clear solutions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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职业智慧量表的开发和初步验证：当代职业发展中处理不确定性的资源。

智慧通常被认为是解决复杂问题（包括职业生涯中的挑战）的重要资源。然而，目前关于如何处理职业发展中的模糊性的讨论与智慧文献脱节，而且缺乏一种心理计量学上可靠的职业智慧测量方法。本文介绍了两项旨在开发这样一种工具并评估其心理测量性能的研究。研究 1 以美国工人（n = 349）为样本，创建并探索了名为 "职业智慧量表 "的测量工具的因子结构。在研究 2 中，对美国工人样本（n = 387）进行了为期 8 个月的跟踪调查，通过评估职业智慧量表的结构效度、收敛效度、预测效度和增量效度，对其进行了验证。结果证明了新开发的职业智慧量表在心理测量学上的合理性。从结构上看，结果显示了职业智慧的三因素结构，包括拥抱无知、拥抱直觉和拥抱脆弱。此外，研究结果表明，除了人格特质和职业决策焦虑之外，职业智慧还能预测各种结果，包括职业满意度、生活满意度、组织职业发展、心理健康、职业适应性和工作生活平衡。总之，本研究为未来的研究和实际应用提供了一种有价值的职业智慧测量方法。此外，它还强调了职业智慧在有效管理可能缺乏明确解决方案的职业挑战方面的重要性。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, 版权所有）。

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Journal of Counseling Psychology Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Counseling Psychology® publishes empirical research in the areas of counseling activities (including assessment, interventions, consultation, supervision, training, prevention, and psychological education) career development and vocational psychology diversity and underrepresented populations in relation to counseling activities the development of new measures to be used in counseling activities professional issues in counseling psychology In addition, the Journal of Counseling Psychology considers reviews or theoretical contributions that have the potential for stimulating further research in counseling psychology, and conceptual or empirical contributions about methodological issues in counseling psychology research.