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An Examination of the Structure of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale (Short Form) Among Italian High School Students

Laura NotaFrancesco PaceMarina MondoLea FerrariProvvidenza CasarubiaAlessandro Lo PrestiNancy E. Betz

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Factorial invarianceSelf-efficacyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Managementcareer decision makingself-efficacy beliefAssessment instrumentcareer decision making self-efficacy beliefs assessment instrumentsFactor structureConfirmatory factor analysisassessment instrumentsGoodness of fitSelf efficacy scaleSettore M-PSI/06 - Psicologia Del Lavoro E Delle OrganizzazioniCareer decisionPsychologySocial psychologyGeneral PsychologyApplied Psychology

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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.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-01-01Journal of Career Assessment
https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072712471506