Validation of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale-Turkish form and its relation to hope and optimism

Abstract

In the present study, the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS)—which aims to measure concern, control, curiosity, and confidence as psychosocial resources for managing occupational transitions, developmental tasks, and work traumas—was translated into Turkish in order to examine the factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the scale in a Turkish sample. Data was collected from 669 high school and university students. Internal consistency estimates for the subscales and total scores ranged from good to excellent. The factor structure of the CAAS-Turkish was similar to the hierarchical four-factor model of the CAAS-International. The relationships among career adaptability, hope, and optimism were found to be as expected. These results suggested that the CAAS-Turkish is a valid and reliable scale for use in Turkish high school and university students.

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Career adaptability career assessment confirmatory factor analysis hope optimism

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