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Validation of a short form of an indecision test: the vocational assessment test

Authors: France Picard, Éric Frenette, Frédéric Guay, Julie Labrosse

Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Issue 1/2015

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The purpose of this research was to validate the scores of a short form of a new instrument, l’Épreuve de décision vocationnelle, forme scolaire (EDV-9S; vocational assessment test), which measures six indecision-related problems (lack of self-knowledge, lack of readiness, lack of method in decision making, lack of information, external barriers, and dysfunctional beliefs). In Study 1 (n = 778; M _age = 17.7 years; female = 55.4 %), we first assess the reliability and factorial validity of the EDV-9S scores. Subsequently, 24 of 48 items were selected using Rasch modeling. In Study 2 (n ₁ = 757; M _age = 18.0 years; female = 55.9 %), we assess the reliability, factorial validity, and convergent and divergent validity of the short form scores and their invariance across gender and over time. Findings from both studies suggest that the original as well as the short form scores present adequate psychometric properties and could be used to assess indecision problems in French-speaking students in higher education.

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Title: Validation of a short form of an indecision test: the vocational assessment test
Authors: France Picard
Éric Frenette
Frédéric Guay
Julie Labrosse
Publication date: 01-03-2015
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-014-9273-3

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