Career Decidedness Scale: Validation of the Italian Version
Fatima Abu Hamam, Hilda Du Plooy, Francesca Marinaro, Serena Rubini, Tülüce Tokat, Mattia Zene, Francesco Tommasi, Riccardo Sartori
It is not surprising that the ability of evaluating and deciding upon career options has been identified as essential for each individual. The Career Decidedness Scale is a self-report measure aiming at evaluating the degree individuals feel decided about their career choice. The present study presents the validation of the Italian version of the Career Decidedness Scale. Based on responses from a total of 647 Italian adolescents in Northern Italy, the paper presents its psychometric properties. Confirmatory factor analysis results robustly endorse the one-factor structure of the scale, its reliability and validity. The confluence of fit indices, reliability coefficients, and principal component outcomes collectively affirm the scale’s integrity and suitability for both research and practical application in the relevant field. The Italian version of the Career Decidedness Scale can be used in Italy for analysing the process used by young adults to make their career decisions. Understanding the factors that affect the decision process can be helpful in defining and developing more accurate career interventions by career counselors and educators.
Keywords
Career Decidedness Scale, Career decision, Adolescents, Italian validation, Psychometric properties.
