Psychometric evaluation of the career decision scale with Iranian undergraduate students

• Main Authors: Nasab, Mojgan Fadaei, Abdul Kadir, Rusnani, Hassan, Siti Aishah, Mohd. Noah, Sidek
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46042/1/Psychometric%20evaluation%20of%20the%20career%20decision%20scale%20with%20Iranian%20undergraduate%20students.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46042/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcad.12032

The authors examined the reliability and construct validity of the Career Decision Scale (Osipow, Carney, & Barak, 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.