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Targeting low career confidence using the career planning confidence scale
Author(s) -
McAuliffe Garrett,
Jurgens Jill C.,
Pickering Worth,
Calliotte James,
Macera Anthony,
Zerwas Steven
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2006.tb00011.x
Subject(s) - psychology , scale (ratio) , career counseling , reliability (semiconductor) , career planning , test (biology) , cognitive information processing , applied psychology , test validity , career development , self confidence , validity , process (computing) , criterion validity , social psychology , psychometrics , construct validity , clinical psychology , pedagogy , computer science , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , biology , operating system , quantum mechanics
The authors describe the development and validation of a test of career planning confidence that makes possible the targeting of specific problem issues in employment counseling. The scale, developed using a rational process and the authors' experience with clients, was tested for criterion‐related validity against 2 other measures. The scale produced a 6‐factor structure that replicates common career planning models: Readiness to Make a Career Decision, Self‐Assessment, Generating Options, Information Seeking, Deciding, and Implementing a Decision. Validity and reliability of the scale are discussed, along with suggestions for employment counseling practice.