The Japanese Journal of Psychology
Online ISSN : 1884-1082
Print ISSN : 0021-5236
ISSN-L : 0021-5236
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Evaluation of the Initial Stage Career Exploration Inventory (ISCEI)
Tomoko Adachi
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2010 Volume 81 Issue 2 Pages 132-139

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The Initial Stage Career Exploration Inventory (ISCEI) was designed to assess career exploration among students in the early stage of making career decisions. The reliability, validity, and applicability of the ISCEI were investigated. In Study 1, responses on the ISCEI from student participants (n=294 : 69 men, 225 women) were factor analyzed. The results suggested a 3-factor structure consisting of “self-understanding,” “information gathering” and “learning from others.” Comparison between the ISCEI and self-improvement motive, vocational decisions, and career decision-making self-efficacy scales from the Career Exploration Survey (CES) indicated that the ISCEI had sufficient construct validity. Study 2 investigated the applicability of the ISCEI. The responses of student participants (n=859 : 451 men, 408 women) on the ISCEI indicated high “self-understanding,” neutral “information gathering,” and comparatively low “learning from others” scores, which were similarly related to the CES as in Study 1. These findings indicate that the ISCEI can be used as a tool for understanding career exploration among students in the initial stage of making career decision.
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