1994;2:384-397. doi: 10.1177/106907279400200405.

The scale structure of multi-scale measures: Application of the split-scale method to the task-specific occupational self-efficacy scale and the career decision-making self-efficacy scale.

Journal of Career Assessment

Samuel H Osipow, Naomi Fassa

UIID-EM: 34 Bookshelf ID: 1997-02609-005 DOI: 10.1177/106907279400200405

Abstract

Evaluated the internal structure of 2 translated multiple-scale questionnaires: the Task-Specific Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale (TSOSS; S. H. Osipow et al, 1993) and the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (CDMSE; K. M. Taylor and N. E. Betz, 1983). Data were obtained during a pilot study for testing the Hebrew versions of the TSOSS and the CDMSE, using a sample of 63 Israeli young adults and 716 US college students. Cluster analysis applied to the split scales was found to complement the traditional method used to assess the psychometric properties of the instruments. As proposed by its authors, the TSOSS was found to possess four distinct scales in both language versions. The elimination of problematic items from the Hebrew version revealed the 5 hypothesized factors assumed to underlie the CDMSE. The proposed clustering analysis of the split scales appears to have potential application to the refinement process of other multi-scale instruments as well. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

Keywords: internal cluster analysis of Hebrew versions of Task-Specific Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale & Career Decision-Making Scale; college students & young adults; US vs Israel; Cluster Analysis; Foreign Language Translation

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