Revisiting Reliability and Validity of Career Decision-making Self-efficacy Short-form Scale among College Students in China

This study re-examined the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the short form of career decision-making self-efficacy. This is because in the current complex world situation, college students' career decision-making self-efficacy is closely related to their career path choice and social and economic development. Previous research has shown that a number of psychologists and educators around the world have studied the career decision-making self-efficacy short form(CDMSE-SF), but significant differences have emerged. This study uses quantitative research methods to measure the CDMSE-SF in Chinese version among college students based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory and Crites' career maturity model as the theoretical framework. The sample is composed of year three or year four college students, 483 valid data points were divided into two samples. Sample 1 was subjected to item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency reliability, and split-half reliability, while sample 2 was subjected to confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that the original 25-item CDSES-SF was not supported by a sample of 280 Chinese university students (Sample 1). However, the modified CDSES-SF 13-item five-factor model fits the data well. Therefore, the revised CDSES-SF can be used to understand the career decision-making behavior of Chinese college students, and the research results can be applied to curriculum development and consulting services for college students' career education to improve college students' employability and confidence.