From using intuition to social dependence: Validation of the German career decision-making profile – an updated 12-factor version

Ebner, Katharina; Thiele, Lisa; Spurk, Daniel; Kauffeld, Simone (2018). From using intuition to social dependence: Validation of the German career decision-making profile – an updated 12-factor version. Journal of Career Assessment, 26(1), pp. 111-136. Sage 10.1177/1069072716679996

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The Career Decision-Making Profile (CDMP) was developed by Gati and colleagues in 2010 as an attempt to reliably measure which strategies individuals apply when making career decisions. In order to provide counseling and coaching professionals with a German version of the scale, we translated and validated the German version (G-CDMP) in two studies (total N 1⁄4 622). Results of Study 1 verified the proposed 12-factor structure by means of confirmatory factor analyses, con- firming that the G-CDMP assesses 12 distinct career decision-making strategies. Results of Study 2 demonstrated the G-CDMP’s construct validity on subscale level by relating it to self-evaluations (e.g., occupational self-efficacy) and personality (i.e., the Big Five) as well as to career-related con- structs, such as career adaptability and cognitive reactions toward career-life decisions (e.g., life satisfaction). As the studies provide support for the G-CDMP’s factor structure and its construct validity, implications for its use during career counseling are discussed.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology

UniBE Contributor:

Spurk, Daniel

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

ISSN:

1069-0727

Publisher:

Sage

Language:

English

Submitter:

Daniel Michael Spurk

Date Deposited:

28 Aug 2018 12:40

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:17

Publisher DOI:

10.1177/1069072716679996

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.119453

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/119453

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