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Childhood Career Development Scale: Scale Construction and Psychometric Properties

Donna E. Palladino Schultheiss

Cleveland State University d.schultheiss{at}csuohio.edu

Graham B. Stead

University of Port Elizabeth–Vista Campus, South Africa

The purpose of this investigation was to construct a theoretically driven and psychometrically sound childhood career development scale to measure career progress in fourth- through sixth-grade children. Super’s nine dimensions (i.e., curiosity, exploration, information, key figures, interests, locus of control, time perspective, self-concept, and planfulness) served as the conceptual basis for the construction of this instrument. Principal components analyses indicated the presence of eight empirically derived components with adequate internal consistency. The component structure was largely supported by coefficients of congruence between component loadings from two samples. Gender and grade main and interaction effects for the subscales were analyzed. Implications for theory and research are offered.

Key Words: childhood career development • life span career theory • elementary school students • assessment • scale construction

Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 12, No. 2, 113-134 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1069072703257751
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