ERIC Number: EJ1418164
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1038-4162
EISSN: EISSN-2200-6974
Measurement Properties of the Dispositional Measure of Employability in Australian University Students
Jason L Brown; Peter McIlveen; Harsha N Perera; Sara J Hammer
Australian Journal of Career Development, v33 n1 p25-35 2024
Dispositional employability can be understood as a psychosocial process that facilitates the enactment of behaviors directed toward career self-management. This investigation aimed to test the validity of a measure of dispositional employability to predict salient career outcomes in university students. Two studies using distinct samples of students at a multi-campus university in Australia deployed surveys containing measures of dispositional employability, career adaptability, and job search self-efficacy. The measures' properties were tested using principal axis factoring in Study 1 and confirmatory factor analysis in Study 2. Furthermore, hierarchical regression analyses in Study 2 found that dispositional employability has distinctive relations with measures of career adaptability and job search self-efficacy. Our findings inform recommendations for higher education institutions to measure the psychosocial aspects of employability.
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Personality Traits, College Students, Foreign Countries, Job Search Methods, Adjustment (to Environment), Career Readiness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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