The Development and Initial Validation of the Work Volition Scale-Student Version

Autor/inn/en	Duffy, Ryan D.; Diemer, Matthew A.; Jadidian, Alex
Titel	The Development and Initial Validation of the Work Volition Scale-Student Version
Quelle	In: Counseling Psychologist, 40 (2012) 2, S.291-319 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-0000
DOI	10.1177/0011000011417147
Schlagwörter	Locus of Control; College Students; Self Efficacy; Factor Analysis; Career Choice; Career Counseling; Higher Education; Career Development; Correlation; Personality Traits; Industrial Psychology; Decision Making; Models; Undergraduate Students; Factor Structure; Reliability; Likert Scales; Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Faktorenanalyse; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Berufsentwicklung; Korrelation; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Betriebspsychologie; Industriepsychologie; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Analogiemodell; Faktorenstruktur; Reliabilität; Likert-Skala
Abstract	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, volition and constraints. In Study 2, with a new sample of college students, a confirmatory factor analysis was completed finding a final 16-item scale with strong model fit and internal consistency. In addition, the Work Volition Scale-Student Version (WVS-SV) was found to correlate in expected directions with career decision self-efficacy, core self-evaluations, career locus of control, career barriers, and the Big 5 personality traits. Finally, in Study 3, the WVS-SV was found to have strong test-retest reliability. Implications for practice and further research are discussed. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10