The Italian Version of the Subjective Career Success Scale
Alessandro Lo Presti, Alfredo de Angelis
This study presents the validation of the Italian version of the Subjective Career Success Scale (SCS) by Wiese et al. (2002). The increasing emphasis on personal meaning and self-defined achievements in contemporary careers has made the assessment of subjective career success essential. Despite its brevity and cross-cultural use, the 3-item SCS scale had not been validated in Italy. To address this gap, two complementary studies were conducted. Study 1 tested the construct and discriminant validity of the scale among 114 Italian employees through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results confirmed the unifactorial structure of the scale, its distinction from objective career success (OCS), and adequate internal consistency. Study 2, involving 231 employees, examined the scale’s convergent validity. SCS showed significant positive correlations with career adaptability, career insight, and career self-management, while maintaining only moderate correlation with OCS, thus confirming both convergent and discriminant validity. Overall, the findings demonstrate that the Italian version of the Wiese et al. (2002) scale is a reliable, valid, and parsimonious instrument for assessing subjective career success. This validation supports its applicability in research and practice, offering a concise measure suitable for use in organizational and counseling contexts.
Keywords
Subjective career success, Confirmatory factor analysis, Career adaptability, Career insight, Career self-management, Objective career success.
