Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSE-SF)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.943 sample items
About this scale
A 25-item short form measuring confidence in completing career-decision tasks across five subscales: self-appraisal, occupational information, goal selection, planning, and problem solving.
Sample item(s)
“I am confident I can use the internet to find information about occupations I am interested in (information)”
“I am confident I can make a career decision and not worry whether it was right or wrong (planning)”
“I am confident I can change occupations if I am not satisfied (problem solving)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.94. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Betz, N. E., Klein, K. L., & Taylor, K. M. (1996): Evaluation of a short form of the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale. Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 47–57.
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