Development and Validation of the Strengths Self-Efficacy Scale (SSES)

Abstract

The Strengths Self-Efficacy scale (SSES) was developed to allow career counselors, educators, and researchers to assess individuals' perceived abilities to build their personal strengths and apply them in their daily life. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted with 275 adults and resulted in one factor: general strengths self-efficacy. The internal consistency was .96 and SSES was weakly related to social desirability. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed using another sample of 302 adults, and results verified the one-factor structure. The results suggested that the 11-item SSES demonstrated strong internal consistency (a ¼ .95) and that SSES scores were moderately related to self-esteem and life satisfaction and weakly related to social desirability. Finally, a test-retest reliability analysis on a sample of 36 adults indicated that SSES scores were stable over a 3-week period. Implications for career counseling and mental health practices as well as research applications of this new measure were discussed.Strength is the ability to provide consistent, near-perfect performance in a specific task (Hodges & Clifton, 2004) and to behave in a manner that allows optimal functioning during the pursuit of tasks and outcomes that are valued (Linley & Harrington, 2006). Strengths assessment is consistent with counseling psychology's philosophy that focusing on an individual's strengths can lead to an improvement in vocational and psychological health and well-being. Subsequently, a strengthsbased approach, or the emphasis on identifying and utilizing strengths within each individual to maximize one's capabilities and performances, has increasingly gained attention by various professionals. To assist professionals in effectively providing strengths-based services, measures such as

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