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Direct linkTims, Maria; Bakker, Arnold B.; Derks, Daantje – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
We developed and validated a scale to measure job crafting behavior in three separate studies conducted in The Netherlands (total N=1181). Job crafting is defined as the self-initiated changes that employees make in their own job demands and job resources to attain and/or optimize their personal (work) goals. In Study 1 and 2 the Dutch job…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Glavin, Kevin W.; Richard, George V.; Porfeli, Erik J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2009
Medical schools can assist students by providing them with quality career counseling to help them choose a medical specialty. Many schools use interest inventories to help identify students' specialty interests. This study examined the predictive validity of one such inventory, the Medical Specialty Preference Inventory (MSPI). In a longitudinal…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Career Choice, Predictive Validity, Interest Inventories
Lawrence, Sandra A.; Gardner, John; Callan, Victor J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2007
In order to better understand the role of perceived available support in buffering the negative effects of workplace stressors, a new multidimensional measure of perceived available support, the SAWS, was developed. Initial item development and content validation were conducted, followed by scale evaluation and validation. Two samples of 190 and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Predictive Validity
Bakker, Arnold B. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2008
The WOrk-reLated Flow inventory (WOLF) measures flow at work, defined as a short-term peak experience characterized by absorption, work enjoyment, and intrinsic work motivation. Results of Study 1 among 7 samples of employees (total N=1346) from different occupational groups offer support for the factorial validity and reliability of the WOLF.…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Predictive Validity, Program Validation, Construct Validity
Gati, Itamar; Gadassi, Reuma; Shemesh, Naama – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2006
The present study tested the predictive validity of "Making Better Career Decisions" ("MBCD"), a computer-assisted career decision-making system. Seventy clients who had used "MBCD" six years earlier were interviewed by telephone about their present field of study or occupation and the degree of their satisfaction with their occupational choice.…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Career Guidance, Decision Making, Career Choice
Jansen, Paul G. W.; Vinkenburg, Claartje J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2006
The authors investigated trends over a 13-year period in the predictive validity of assessment center data for objective career advancement for a sample of 456 academic graduates. Using year of entry and tenure as controls, findings from research into managerial effectiveness and development were confirmed with respect to the importance of…
Descriptors: Prediction, Predictor Variables, Careers, Success
