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The Reliability and Factor Structure of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-SF With African AmericansTennessee State University
Department of Psychology, Tennessee State University, 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd., Nashville, TN, mshammond{at}cpsy.com
The Ohio State University, betz.3{at}osu.edu
University of Kansas The present study, based on a sample of 220 African American college students, sought to examine the utility of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSE) for African Americans. Values of coefficient alpha indicated reliability similar to that found in predominantly White samples. A four-factor structure best represented the data, with a large first factor emphasizing information gathering and decision making. However, the factor structure could also be interpreted relative to time orientation, from most immediate tasks ("choose a major") to those further away temporally ("choosing a career," "interviewing for a job," and "changing jobs if needed"). The students studied herein reported higher levels of career decision self-efficacy than found in previous samples, but cautions in interpreting this finding are suggested. Overall, more research on both measuring career decision self-efficacy and providing career decision interventions within African American samples is recommended.
Key Words: career decision self-efficacy • African Americans' career development • self-efficacy theory • factor structure of career self-efficacy
Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 15, No. 2,
194-205 (2007) This article has been cited by other articles:
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