Career Adaptability – preliminary verification of the concept and measurement method

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present the assumptions of the concept of the career adaptability of Mark Savickas and to present the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Career Adapt-Ability Scale. It consists of five dimensions: concern, control, curiosity, confidence and cooperation. The analyzes were carried out with the participation of young adults (N = 664; 63% women, 37% men) aged 18 to 34 years (M = 24.4, SD = 2.9). The reliability of the tool was assessed on the basis of internal consistency method. Evidence of construct validity was obtained through confirmatory analysis and correlation with other, conceptually related variables such as social participation and tolerance of ambiguity in a career decision situation, measured using four indicators – preference, tolerance, confidence, and aversion. The results obtained indicate very good psychometric properties of the questionnaire. A high level of career adaptability is characteristic for two types of social participation – integration and assimilation. The higher intensity within all five components of Career Adapt-Ability Scale is also accompanied by a stronger acceptance of unknown, complex, inconsistent and unpredictable information when professional decisions are made.