Ability self-estimates and self-efficacy: Meaningfully distinct?

Shawn T. Bubany, Jo Ida C. Hansen

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Abstract

Conceptual differences between self-efficacy and ability self-estimate scores, used in vocational psychology and career counseling, were examined with confirmatory factor analysis, discriminate relations, and reliability analysis. Results suggest that empirical differences may be due to measurement error or scale content, rather than due to the meaningful reasons of frame of reference or language.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)168-187
Number of pages20
JournalMeasurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
Volume43
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2010

Keywords

  • Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
  • Skills Confidence Inventory
  • career counseling
  • discriminant validity

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