Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being and Mental Health
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.
Content
Grades
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Other Language/s
French, Portuguese, Icelandic, Italian, Korean, Dutch, Turkish, German, Greek, Japanese, Indonesian
Administration Information
Length
25 items
Qualifications
Not indicated
Access and Use
Contact
Mark L. Savickas
Use in Research
Ocampo, A. C. G., Restubog, S. L. D., Liwag, M. E., Wang, L., & Petelczyc, C. (2018). My spouse is my strength: Interactive effects of perceived organizational and spousal support in predicting career adaptability and career outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 108, 165-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.08.001
Shin, Y. J., & Lee, J. Y. (2019). Self‐Focused Attention and Career Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Career Adaptability. The Career Development Quarterly, 67(2), 110-125. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12175
Psychometrics
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:
Maggiori, C., Rossier, J., & Savickas, M. L. (2017). Career Adapt-Abilities Scale–Short Form (CAAS-SF) construction and validation. Journal of Career Assessment, 25(2), 312-325. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072714565856
