Turkish version of the career adapt-abilities scale (CAAS): The validity and reliability study

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Career Adapt Abilities Scale (CAAS; Savickas and Porfeli, Vocat Behav 80:661–673, 2012). The sample of this study consisted of 320 (146 female and 174 male) teachers. The results of confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the 24 items loaded on four factors and the four-dimensional model was well fit (x 2 = 504.48, df = 240 p =.00, RMSEA =.059, NNFI =.92, CFI =.93, IFI =.93, and SRMR =.049). The internal consistency coefficients were.82,.84,.86, and.85 for four subscales respectively, was.93 for the overall scale. The corrected item-total correlations of CAA ranged from.42 to.67. The t-test results differences between each item’s means of upper 27 % and lower 27 % points were significant. Overall findings demonstrated that this scale is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the career adapts abilities. CAAS can be utilized in various areas like workforce management, social policies and leadership research.