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
Career Adaptability, Concern, Control, Curiosity, Confidence
Administration Information
Not indicated
Access and Use
Mark L. Savickas
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
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