The Super-Short Form of Career Adapt-Abilities Scale: Cross-Cultural Validation in China and the United Kingdom

IF 2.8 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Career Assessment Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI:10.1177/10690727231200255

Yiming Wang, Doudou Liu, C. Li

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Abstract

To facilitate future research on career adaptability, this study aims to validate the super-short form of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS-SSF) through two studies across three samples. In Study 1, the full scale is shortened to a 4-item scale based on a Chinese sample (Sample 1, N = 616), considering both reliability and validity. Study 2 aims to validate the 4-item CAAS-SSF across two additional samples: Sample 2 in China ( N = 332) and Sample 3 in the United Kingdom ( N = 317). Results show that the CAAS-SSF demonstrates satisfactory reliability and good fit with the unidimensional model of career adaptability. Furthermore, the super-short scale exhibits acceptable measurement invariance across gender and culture groups. Moreover, criterion-related validity of the CAAS-SSF is supported by its positive correlations with criterions (i.e., job performance, career satisfaction, and occupational self-efficacy) that parallel results of the CAAS and CAAS-Short Form. Overall, the findings support the CAAS-SSF as a reliable and valid representation of the 24-item CAAS. Limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.

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职业适应能力量表的超简形式:中英两国的跨文化验证

为了进一步促进职业适应的研究，本研究旨在通过三个样本的两项研究来验证职业适应能力量表(CAAS-SSF)的超短形式。在研究1中，考虑到信度和效度，以中国样本(样本1,N = 616)为基础，将完整量表缩短为4项量表。研究2旨在通过另外两个样本验证4项CAAS-SSF:中国的样本2 (N = 332)和英国的样本3 (N = 317)。结果表明，CAAS-SSF具有良好的信度，与职业适应的一维模型拟合良好。此外，超短量表在性别和文化群体中表现出可接受的测量不变性。此外，CAAS- ssf的效度与工作绩效、职业满意度和职业自我效能的效度呈正相关，与CAAS-短表和CAAS- ssf结果相似。总体而言，研究结果支持CAAS- ssf作为24项CAAS的可靠和有效的表征。并讨论了未来研究的局限性和方向。

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Journal of Career Assessment PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Career Assessment publishes methodologically sound, empirically based studies focusing on the process and techniques by which counselors and others gain understanding of the individual faced with the necessity of making informed career decisions. The term career assessment, as used in this journal, covers the various techniques, tests, inventories, rating scales, interview schedules, surveys, and direct observational methods used in scientifically based practice and research to provide an improved understanding of career decision-making. The focus is not just testing, but all those means developed and used to assess and evaluate individuals and environments in the field of career counseling and development.