Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale.

CDSE / CDMSES

What it measures

Confidence in performing the tasks needed to make career decisions, across five career-choice competencies (Crites's model): Accurate Self-Appraisal, Occupational Information, Goal Selection, Planning, and Problem Solving.

Length and format

50 (original); 25 (Short Form, CDSE-SF, 5 items per subscale). originally 10-pt, now commonly 5-pt confidence ratings (No confidence -> Complete confidence) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many incl. ES, IT, PT, HU, ZH, KO, FR and others; among the most translated career-self-efficacy measures

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

copyrighted - commercial

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Reference

Betz, N.E., Klein, K.L., & Taylor, K.M. (1996). Evaluation of a short form of the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale. Journal of Career Assessment, 4(1), 47-57. https://www.mindgarden.com/79-career-decision-self-efficacy-scale

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