INVESTIGATING DIFFERENT MEASUREMENT MODELS OF CAREER DECISION INVENTORY FACTOR STRUCTURE WITH CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS

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The goal of the study was to compare different models for Career Decision Inventory which was developed Çakır (2004) in confirmatory factor analysis. In the preliminary study of the Career Decision Inventory, Çakır (2004) conducted exploratory factor analysis of the inventory. At the stage of development of the inventory, a form consisting of 5 factors and 30 items was presented. In this study, the structure revealed in the preliminary study was tested with confirmatory factor analysis in five different models: unidimensional, correlated first-order, uncorrelated first-order, second-order and bifactor model. In the confirmatory factor analysis, it was concluded that the second-order structure of the Career Decision Inventory was confirmed as a model. In this direction, it can be said that the variables of Internal Conflicts, Lack of Self Knowledge, Lack of Occupation and Field Knowledge, Irrational Beliefs about Career Choice and External Conflicts constitute the Career Decision Structure. In addition, the most influential variable on the general structure of Career Decision was determined to be the Lack of Occupation and Field Knowledge. The construct reliability coefficients and average variance extracted calculated for the inventory were found to be sufficient.

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Career decision , confirmatory factor analyses , first , order , second , order , bi , factor

Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi