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A Confirmatory Test of the Factor Structure of the Short Form of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale

University of Maryland

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	Abstract

The present study tested a number of theoretically and empirically derived measurement models of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale–Short Form (CDSES-SF) using confirmatory factor analysis. Betz’s five-factor model of the CDSES-SF, along with a number of alternative models, demonstrated adequate model fit in two independent samples. Based on multisample analyses, 23 of 25 CDSES-SF items demonstrated metric invariance suggesting equivalence in the way in which items are interpreted across Asian and European American samples. Directions for future research are discussed.

First published on July 14, 2009
Journal of Career Assessment 2009, doi:10.1177/1069072709340665


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