A Psychometric Evaluation of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form With Turkish University Students

Abstract

The current study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy scale-Short Form (CDSES-SF) in a sample of 695 Turkish university students. Accordingly, internal reliability, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and factor structure of the CDSES-SF were examined. The results indicated high internal and test-retest reliability for total scores. The evidence for the convergent validity was provided by a relatively high correlation between career decision-making self-efficacy and general self-efficacy. To estimate the factor structure of the scale, Betz, Klein, and Taylor's five-factor model of the CDSES-SF, along with a number of empirically derived measurement models of the CDSES-SF were tested via confirmatory factor analyses. Only Gaudron's four-factor model exhibited good model fit for the Turkish sample. The findings of this study are discussed in accordance with previous studies and the current cultural context of Turkey.