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The Development and Initial Validation of the Work Volition Scale-Student Version
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Duffy, Ryan D.; Diemer, Matthew A.; Jadidian, Alex – Counseling Psychologist, 2012
The present study sought to develop and validate an instrument to measure work volition, defined as the perceived capacity to make occupational choices despite constraints, among college students. In Study 1, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted with a large and diverse sample of college students, finding a reliable scale with two factors,…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, College Students, Self Efficacy, Factor Analysis
A Confirmatory Test of the Factor Structure of the Short Form of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale
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Miller, Matthew J.; Roy, Kerrin Sendrowitz; Brown, Steven D.; Thomas, James; McDaniel, Cyndi – Journal of Career Assessment, 2009
The present study tested a number of theoretically and empirically derived measurement models of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (CDSES-SF) using confirmatory factor analysis. Betz's five-factor model of the CDSES-SF, along with a number of alternative models, demonstrated adequate model fit in two independent samples. Based on…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Self Efficacy, Career Choice