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Sawitri, Dian R.; Creed, Peter A.; Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2013
Although there is a growing interest in the discrepancy between parents and their adolescent children in relation to career expectations, there is no existing, psychometrically sound scale that directly measures adolescent-parent career congruence or incongruence. This study reports the development and initial validation of the Adolescent-Parent…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Test Validity, Adolescents
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Dik, Bryan J.; Eldridge, Brandy M.; Steger, Michael F.; Duffy, Ryan D. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2012
Research on work as a calling is limited by measurement concerns. In response, the authors introduce the multidimensional Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ) and the Brief Calling scale (BCS), instruments assessing presence of, and search for, a calling. Study 1 describes CVQ development using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis…
Descriptors: Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Construct Validity, Validity, Test Reliability
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Fernet, Claude; Senecal, Caroline; Guay, Frederic; Marsh, Herbert; Dowson, Martin – Journal of Career Assessment, 2008
The authors developed and validated a measure of teachers' motivation toward specific work tasks: The Work Tasks Motivation Scale for Teachers (WTMST). The WTMST is designed to assess five motivational constructs toward six work tasks (e.g., class preparation, teaching). The authors conducted a preliminary (n = 42) and a main study among…
Descriptors: Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Motivation
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Thompson, Mindi N.; Subich, Linda M. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2007
In response to the developing critique of traditional sociological measures of social class, the Differential Status Identity Scale (DSIS) was developed. The DSIS is a measure designed to tap the psychological impact on the individual of belonging to a particular social status. Internal consistency reliability and construct, convergent, and…
Descriptors: Social Class, Predictive Validity, Social Status, Psychological Studies
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Sverko, Iva; Babarovic, Toni – Journal of Career Assessment, 2006
The validity of Holland's theory in the Croatian sample has been tested. The Croatian version of Holland's Self-Directed Search was applied on 1,866 Croatian adolescents from different age samples. The instrument has shown a good reliability of all RIASEC scales in all subsamples. Construct validity was also verified: The presence of circular…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Sampling
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Rottinghaus, Patrick J.; Day, Susan X.; Borgen, Fred H. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2005
The purpose of this study was to provide initial results on the development and validation of the Career Futures Inventory (CFI), a new 25-item measure of positive career planning attitudes. Items were originated using the rational method. Results from an item analysis of scale homogeneity and exploratory factor analysis in a sample of 690…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Test Validity, Self Efficacy, Item Analysis