Table 2.
Characteristics of the applied instruments
|
Dimensions and scales |
Number of items | Method of item scoring (Likert-scales) | Method of scale scoring | Reference value (mean) female | Reference value (mean) male | Reliability | Reliability in this study | Stability in this study T1 – T3 |
| Personality factors (T1) | ||||||||
| Sense of coherence (SOC) | 13 | 1 (low) – 7 (high) | Sum score divided by number of items | 4.96 | 5.18 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.56 |
| Rosenberg Self-esteem | 10 | 1 (low) – 4 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 2.23 | 2.31 | 0.88 | 0.85 | |
| 1PAQ Instrumentality | 8 | 1 (low) – 6 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 3.50 | 3.75 | 0.72 | 0.74 | |
| 1PAQ Expressiveness | 8 | 1 (low) – 6 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 4.63 | 4.38 | 0.75 | 0.74 | |
| Career-related factors (T3) | ||||||||
| 2CMQ Intrinsic career motivation | 8 | 1 (low) – 7 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 5.96 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.57 | |
| 2CMQ Extrinsic career motivation | 8 | 1 (low) – 7 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 4.17 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.58 | |
| 2CMQ Extra-professional concerns | 8 | 1 (low) – 7 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 4.30 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.60 | |
| Importance of life goals (T3) | ||||||||
| Intimacy | 4 | 1 (low) – 5 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 4.60 | 0.60 | 0.76 | ||
| Affiliation | 4 | 1 (low) – 5 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 3.47 | 0.82 | 0.85 | ||
| Altruism | 4 | 1 (low) – 5 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 3.55 | 0.76 | 0.82 | ||
| Power | 4 | 1 (low) – 5 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 2.73 | 0.85 | 0.83 | ||
| Achievement | 4 | 1 (low) – 5 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 4.00 | 0.68 | 0.75 | ||
| Variation | 4 | 1 (low) – 5 (high) | Sum score/number of items | 3.33 | 0.81 | 0.76 | ||
1 PAQ Personal Attributes Questionnaire
2 CMQ Career Motivation Questionnaire