The Career Locus of Control Scale for Adolescents: Further Evidence of Validity in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Perry, Justin C.; Liu, Xiongyi; Griffin, Grant C.
Titel	The Career Locus of Control Scale for Adolescents: Further Evidence of Validity in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 38 (2011) 2, S.167-185 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/0894845310372616
Schlagwörter	Locus of Control; Educational Attitudes; Construct Validity; Measures (Individuals); Urban Youth; Ethnic Diversity; Factor Analysis; Goodness of Fit; Replication (Evaluation); Program Validation; Models; Adolescents; High School Students; Item Analysis; Career Development; Evidence; Psychometrics; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Messdaten; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; Faktorenanalyse; Analogiemodell; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Itemanalyse; Berufsentwicklung; Evidenz; Psychometry; Psychometrie; USA
Abstract	This study examined the construct validity of the Career Locus of Control Scale (CLCS) among diverse urban youth within the United States (N = 308). Confirmatory factor analyses verified two of the three models as acceptable fits. Two new models were also explored. Model 5 (Internality, Luck, and Non-Control), which was one of the new models, was the most useful explanation of the data. Abstract and concrete educational attitudes correlated with the CLCS subscales in a manner consistent with expectations. No significant differences in the CLCS subscales were found as a function of race; male students had significantly higher levels of concrete attitudes and scored significantly higher on Powerful Others than female students. Age was not related to Internality, abstract attitudes, or concrete attitudes but was significantly associated with Luck and Non-Control. (Contains 1 figure, 5 tables, and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10