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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 224-249 |
| Journal | Journal of Career Development |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2007 |
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The development and factor structure of a career locus of control scale for use with school pupils. / Millar, Robert; Shevlin, Mark.
In: Journal of Career Development, Vol. 33, No. 3, 03.2007, p. 224-249.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - The development and factor structure of a career locus of control scale for use with school pupils
AU - Millar, Robert
AU - Shevlin, Mark
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - This article describes the development and psychometric assessment of a multidimensional, domain-specific Career Locus of Control Scale (CLOC) designed for use with adolescent school pupils engaged in the career development and decision-making process. A 47-item version was administered to 743 school pupils, age 15 or 16 years evenly split between males and females (54% male). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to develop a 20-item scale that represented expectations related to Internality, Luck, Helplessness, and Powerful Others. Estimates of internal reliability of the subscales were high, and scale scores correlated significantly with measures of generalized locus of control and career decision self-efficacy. Overall, the CLOC scale demonstrated promising psychometric properties such that further research appears warranted and required.
AB - This article describes the development and psychometric assessment of a multidimensional, domain-specific Career Locus of Control Scale (CLOC) designed for use with adolescent school pupils engaged in the career development and decision-making process. A 47-item version was administered to 743 school pupils, age 15 or 16 years evenly split between males and females (54% male). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to develop a 20-item scale that represented expectations related to Internality, Luck, Helplessness, and Powerful Others. Estimates of internal reliability of the subscales were high, and scale scores correlated significantly with measures of generalized locus of control and career decision self-efficacy. Overall, the CLOC scale demonstrated promising psychometric properties such that further research appears warranted and required.
U2 - 10.1177/0894845306296643
DO - 10.1177/0894845306296643
M3 - Article
VL - 33
SP - 224
EP - 249
JO - Journal of Career Development
T2 - Journal of Career Development
JF - Journal of Career Development
SN - 0894-8453
IS - 3
ER -