Abstract:Resumo A competência social diz respeito à forma como as pessoas percebem e atuam face a uma variedade de situações sociais. Este estudo avalia as características métricas da Prova de Avaliação de Competência Social face à Carreira (PACS-Car). Participaram 572 adolescentes (M=13,28 anos; DP=0,59), do 8º ano de escolaridade 1 de escolas portuguesas. Os resultados da Análise Fatorial Confi rmatória apontam para uma solução fatorial constituída por oito fatores. Os índices globais de adequação registados para o m… Show more
“…Specifically, we identified 15 outliers among university students, 31 among working adults, nine among men, and 38 among women. Analyses were run with and without outliers to control for possible bias (Pinto et al, 2013). As there were differences in these findings, results without outliers were preferred.…”
Section: Satisfaction With Life Scale (Swls)mentioning
Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) was recently reduced to a briefer 12-items version, the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale-Short Form (CAAS-SF). Considering its advantages in long protocols, we validated CAAS-SF for the Portuguese context. Participants were 314 university students (17–47 years old, Mage = 21.50, SDage = 4.32, 82.8% females), and 899 working adults (17–66 years old, Mage = 40.14, SDage = 11.95, 76.8% females). Sociodemographic, career adaptability, vocational identity, and life satisfaction measures were applied. Confirmatory factor analyses supported CAAS-SF four-factor hierarchical structure, Cronbach alpha estimates supported CAAS-SF good reliability, and Pearson correlations indicated positive associations with CAAS, vocational identity, and life satisfaction. Multigroup analyses indicated CAAS-SF adequate configural invariance, full metric and scalar invariance across genders, and partial scalar invariance across students and workers’ groups. These findings support CAAS-SF usage as a valid and reliable measure to assess career adaptability with Portuguese university students and workers both in research and practice.
“…Specifically, we identified 15 outliers among university students, 31 among working adults, nine among men, and 38 among women. Analyses were run with and without outliers to control for possible bias (Pinto et al, 2013). As there were differences in these findings, results without outliers were preferred.…”
Section: Satisfaction With Life Scale (Swls)mentioning
Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) was recently reduced to a briefer 12-items version, the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale-Short Form (CAAS-SF). Considering its advantages in long protocols, we validated CAAS-SF for the Portuguese context. Participants were 314 university students (17–47 years old, Mage = 21.50, SDage = 4.32, 82.8% females), and 899 working adults (17–66 years old, Mage = 40.14, SDage = 11.95, 76.8% females). Sociodemographic, career adaptability, vocational identity, and life satisfaction measures were applied. Confirmatory factor analyses supported CAAS-SF four-factor hierarchical structure, Cronbach alpha estimates supported CAAS-SF good reliability, and Pearson correlations indicated positive associations with CAAS, vocational identity, and life satisfaction. Multigroup analyses indicated CAAS-SF adequate configural invariance, full metric and scalar invariance across genders, and partial scalar invariance across students and workers’ groups. These findings support CAAS-SF usage as a valid and reliable measure to assess career adaptability with Portuguese university students and workers both in research and practice.
“…Mahalanobis’ distance indicated the existence of 12 outliers. Analyses were, therefore, run with and without these extreme observations (Pinto et al., 2013). Results for the specified models are presented in Table 1.…”
This study describes the validity and reliability evidence of the multidimensional measure of employability (MME) based on the internal structure and relations to career self‐efficacy and career success. Two hundred forty seven Portuguese persons (75.7% women) aged from 21–73 years old (M = 39.9, SD = 10.9) participated. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested adequate fit in the correlational and hierarchical models. Measurement reliability was good for total score and each factor. Correlations with the additional measures provided evidence of validity. MME provides a tool for research and career counseling, enabling comprehensive employability assessment and personalized interventions, while recognising the interplay between employability dimensions.
“…Using the Mahalanobis' Distance Analyses, four outliers were identified in the non-working student group. To control for possible bias, analyses were run with and without these extreme observations (Pinto et al, 2013). As there were differences in the findings, results without outliers were preferred.…”
The career construction and sociocognitive career theories were considered to test an integrative model of career adaptation in higher education. Participants were 523 Portuguese university students (non-working, n = 335, Mage = 20.64; working, n = 188, Mage = 29.05), who completed measures of social support, protean orientation, adaptability and adapting as adaptation predictors, and career certainty, academic wellbeing, and life satisfaction as adaptation outcomes. Multigroup path analysis results indicated a good fit of the model and invariance across groups after some changes. Although more studies are needed to explore the range and limits of the proposed model validity, our findings allow the career development literature extension while informing the practice. Career counselors might facilitate university students’ adjustment by helping them expand their social network and develop their career attitudes.
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