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Psychometric Evaluation of the Career Decision Scale With Iranian Undergraduate Students
Author(s) -
Nasab Mojgan Fadaei,
Abdul Kadir Rusnani,
Hassan Siti Aishah,
Mohd. Noah Sidek
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12032
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , exploratory factor analysis , confirmatory factor analysis , scale (ratio) , psychology , construct validity , reliability (semiconductor) , applied psychology , validity , psychometrics , social psychology , medical education , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , statistics , medicine , mathematics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The authors examined the reliability and construct validity of the Career Decision Scale (Osipow, Carney, & Barak, [Osipow, S. H., 1976]) with 1,610 freshman and sophomore students from public universities from a southwestern state in Iran. A Cronbach's alpha of .80 provided strong support for the scale's reliability. Exploratory factor analysis results indicated a 2‐factor model (Diffusion and Internal/External Barriers) of the scale with Iranian students, which was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. Implications and recommendations for further research are discussed.