A short form of the Career Futures Inventory
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Article Title | A short form of the Career Futures Inventory |
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ERA Journal ID | 6360 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | McIlveen, Peter (Author), Burton, Lorelle J. (Author) and Beccaria, Gavin (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Career Assessment |
Journal Citation | 21 (1), pp. 127-138 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1069-0727 |
1552-4590 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072712450493 |
Web Address (URL) | http://jca.sagepub.com/content/21/1/127 |
Abstract | The purpose of this study was to test the international transferability and structural validity of the Career Futures Inventory (CFI) in a sample of Australian university students (N = 1,566). Exploratory factor analysis of the data from a random half-split of the sample supported a three-factor solution equivalent to the original CFI subscales, Career Optimism, Career Adaptability, and Perceived Knowledge. Confirmatory factor analysis of the data from the remaining random half-split supported the structural validity of a short form, the CFI-9. The subscales of the CFI-9 had acceptable internal consistencies and correlations with measures of academic major satisfaction, career choice satisfaction, and generalized self-efficacy. It was concluded that the properties of the CFI and the CFI-9 were sufficient to explore their application as measures of perceptions of employability. It was suggested that the CFI-9 has potential as a diagnostic screening tool for counseling and educational interventions. |
Keywords | Career Futures Inventory; short form; CFI-9; employability; optimism; adaptability |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) |
390404. Educational counselling | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Department of Psychology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1w60/a-short-form-of-the-career-futures-inventory
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