Career Adapt-Abilities Scale–Short Form: Validation among Portuguese University Students and Workers

IF 2.8 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Career Assessment Pub Date : 2022-09-22 DOI:10.1177/10690727221129281

J. Soares, M. C. Taveira, Paula Barroso, Ana Daniela Silva

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Abstract

Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) was recently reduced to a briefer 12-items version, the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale-Short Form (CAAS-SF). Considering its advantages in long protocols, we validated CAAS-SF for the Portuguese context. Participants were 314 university students (17–47 years old, Mage = 21.50, SDage = 4.32, 82.8% females), and 899 working adults (17–66 years old, Mage = 40.14, SDage = 11.95, 76.8% females). Sociodemographic, career adaptability, vocational identity, and life satisfaction measures were applied. Confirmatory factor analyses supported CAAS-SF four-factor hierarchical structure, Cronbach alpha estimates supported CAAS-SF good reliability, and Pearson correlations indicated positive associations with CAAS, vocational identity, and life satisfaction. Multigroup analyses indicated CAAS-SF adequate configural invariance, full metric and scalar invariance across genders, and partial scalar invariance across students and workers’ groups. These findings support CAAS-SF usage as a valid and reliable measure to assess career adaptability with Portuguese university students and workers both in research and practice.

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职业适应能力量表-简表：葡萄牙大学生和工人的验证

职业适应能力量表（CAAS）最近被缩减为一个简短的12项版本，即职业适应能力简表（CAAS-SF）。考虑到其在长协议方面的优势，我们在葡萄牙的背景下验证了CAAS-SF。参与者包括314名大学生（17-47岁，Mage=21.50，SDage=4.32，82.8%女性）和899名在职成年人（17-66岁，Mage=40.14，SDage=11.95，76.8%女性）。应用社会形态、职业适应性、职业认同和生活满意度测量。验证性因素分析支持CAAS-SF四因素层次结构，Cronbachα估计支持CAAS-SF良好的可靠性，Pearson相关性表明与CAAS、职业认同和生活满意度呈正相关。多组分析表明，CAAS-SF具有足够的结构不变性、跨性别的全度量和标量不变性，以及跨学生和工人群体的部分标量不变性。这些发现支持CAAS-SF的使用，将其作为评估葡萄牙大学生和工作者在研究和实践中职业适应性的有效和可靠的衡量标准。

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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.