Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS-International)

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Instrument Overview

The Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) consists of four scales, each with six items. The four scales measure concern, control, curiosity, and confidence as psychosocial resources for managing occupational transitions, developmental tasks, and work traumas. A short form also exists. 

Organization

Topic
Student Well-Being
Collection(s): AIR Student Well-Being
Collection Category(ies)
Student Academic Dispositions and Learning Strategies

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Tags
Higher education,
Social and emotional learning

Content

Grades
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Self Awareness ; Self Management ; Responsible Decision Making ; Relationship Skills ; Social Awareness ; Career Adaptability ; Concern ; Control ; Curiosity ; Confidence
Languages
English,
Chinese,
Dutch,
French,
German,
Greek,
Icelandic,
Italian,
Japanese,
Korean,
Turkish,
Portuguese,
Indonesian
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
25 items
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Contact

Mark L. Savickas
msavicka@kent.edu

Link
http://www.vocopher.com/ms/caas/CAAS%20master.pdf
Open Access
Yes
Setting
Classroom

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Porfeli, E. J., & Savickas, M. L. (2012). Career Adapt-Abilities Scale-USA Form: Psychometric properties and relation to vocational identity. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 80(3), 748-753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2012.01.009

Savickas, M. L., & Porfeli, E. J. (2012). Career Adapt-Abilities Scale: Construction, reliability, and measurement equivalence across 13 countries. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 80(3), 661-673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2012.01.011

Tolentino, L. R., Garcia, P. R. J. M., Lu, V. N., Restubog, S. L. D., Bordia, P., & Plewa, C. (2014). Career adaptation: The relation of adaptability to goal orientation, proactive personality, and career optimism. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 84(1), 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2013.11.004

Short Form: