A Psychometric Evaluation of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form Among French University Students (original) (raw)
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Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale — Short Form: A Rasch analysis of the Portuguese version
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The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (CDSE-SF) in a sample of Portuguese secondary education students using the Rasch model. The results indicate that the 25 items of the CDSE-SF are well fitted to a latent unidimensional structure, as required by Rasch modeling. The response scale, containing 5 categories, showed proper functioning; therefore, the people and item parameters could be estimated with high precision (.89 and .97, respectively). Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses confirmed that there were no differences in the results of the CDSE-SF concerning gender. Finally, psychometric implications derived from the results of the present study are discussed, and suggestions are provided for future investigations.
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This study aims to evaluate the factor structure of Career Decision Self-Efficacy scale-short form in a sample of Italian high school adolescents. confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test the degree to which a one-factor structure and a five-factor structure provided the best fit. In view of available research the five-factor structure was expected to provide the best fit. Moreover, factorial invariance in males and females was tested. It was expected to be invariant across groups. As expected the five-factor structure showed a better fit than the one-factor model and the factorial invariance resulted invariant across boys and girls.
The Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale – Short Form (CDMSE-SF) is one of the most frequently used instruments to assess individual levels of career-related self-efficacy. The present study used the partial credit model within the framework of item response theory to examine the content, structural, substantive, and generalizability aspects of validity for the CDMSE-SF in a sample of 534 Australian high school students aged between 14 and 19 years. The results showed clear evidence of multidimensionality for the CDMSE-SF. Furthermore, there was strong support for the content, structural, and substantive aspects of validity when using the five subscales individually. Evidence of measurement invariance was found across grade levels; however, there were individual items that exhibited differential item functioning across gender, achievement level, and age groups. The implications for career counseling and research are discussed.
Reliability and Validity of Five-Level Response Continua for the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale
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Career decision self-efficacy of Indonesian students
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