Measurement Invariance of the Occupational Engagement Scale – Student and Career Adapt-Abilities Scale across Veterans and Civilians

IF 2.8 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Career Assessment Pub Date : 2022-01-31 DOI:10.1177/10690727211059735

Arpita Ghosh, Christopher R. Niileksela, Elizabeth R. Grzesik

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Veterans of the U.S. military experience unique difficulties when reentering the civilian workforce, which may inform their post-military career development in different ways than civilians. The purpose of this study was to examine the measurement invariance of the Occupational Engagement Scale-Student (OES-S) and the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale-USA Form (CAAS) across adults with and without a military background. A sample of 418 U.S. military veterans and 411 civilians were recruited. Multiple group confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) was used to examine factorial invariance of scores obtained from the OES-S and CAAS with veterans and civilians. Findings suggested the measures were invariant across veteran and civilian samples. These scales appear to measure the same constructs for veterans and civilians and can likely be used for veterans in both research and practice. Implications for career assessment and counseling are discussed.

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职业参与量表的测量不变性——退伍军人和平民的学生和职业适应能力量表

美国退伍军人在重新进入文职工作岗位时会遇到独特的困难，这可能会以不同于文职人员的方式影响他们的退役后职业发展。本研究的目的是检验有军事背景和没有军事背景的成年人的职业投入-学生量表(OES-S)和职业适应能力量表-美国表格(CAAS)的测量不变性。该研究招募了418名美国退伍军人和411名平民作为样本。采用多组验证性因子分析(MG-CFA)检验退伍军人和平民的OES-S和CAAS得分的因子不变性。研究结果表明，这些措施在退伍军人和平民样本中是不变的。这些量表似乎测量了退伍军人和平民的相同结构，并且可能在研究和实践中用于退伍军人。对职业评估和咨询的启示进行了讨论。

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Journal of Career Assessment PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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6.10

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15.60%

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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.