Career Adapt-Abilities Scale--China Form: Construction and Initial Validation

Autor/inn/en	Hou, Zhi-Jin; Leung, S. Alvin; Li, Xixi; Li, Xu; Xu, Hui
Titel	Career Adapt-Abilities Scale--China Form: Construction and Initial Validation
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 80 (2012) 3, S.686-691 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2012.01.006
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Adjustment; Measures (Individuals); Psychometrics; Test Validity; Test Construction; Test Reliability; Factor Structure; Gender Differences; Students; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Personalanpassung; Messdaten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Testvalidität; Testaufbau; Testreliabilität; Faktorenstruktur; Geschlechterkonflikt; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	The Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS)--China Form consists of four subscales, with six items each to measure Concern, Control, Curiosity, and Confidence as psychosocial resources for managing occupational transitions, developmental tasks, and work traumas. This study investigated the construction and validation of its Chinese Form. Results indicated that 1) internal consistency estimates for the subscale and total scores ranged from good to excellent; 2) the factor structure of this scale was quite similar to the one computed with combined data from 13 countries; 3) the CAAS China Form was identical to the International Form; 4) male students displayed significantly higher scores than female students on all dimensions of CAAS except for Concern, and freshmen and juniors exhibited higher adaptability than sophomores. Implications and future research directions are examined. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10