Abstract
Career exploration is a central process that enables children to advance their self-knowledge and learn more about work, occupations and life roles. However, limitations in the assessment of childhood career exploration have been identified and the application of self-report measures to different geographic areas has been neglected. This study examines the factorial invariance of the Childhood Career Exploration Inventory (IECI) for northern and central areas of Portugal during middle school years. Participants included 10-year-old 420 children of both genders, 69.5% from northern and 30.5% from central Portugal. The IECI was group administrated in two moments during fifth-grade and in additional two moments during sixth-grade. Research ethical procedures were taken into consideration. Confirmatory multigroup analyses suggested the IECI configural and metric invariance for northern and central Portugal in the four occurrences of measurement. These results sustain the IECI application in these Portuguese geographic areas. Future studies might recruit a broader sample from the Portuguese continent and islands to examine the IECI application to additional geographic areas and develop normative criteria. In addition, the IECI might sustain the design and evaluation of psychological practices aimed at fostering childhood career development.
Original language | Portuguese |
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Title of host publication | Diagnóstico e avaliação psicológica |
Subtitle of host publication | atas do 10.º Congresso da AIDAP/AIDEP |
Editors | Marcelino Pereira, Isabel Maria Alberto, José Joaquim Costa, José Tomás da Silva, Cristina Petrucci A. Albuquerque, Maria João Seabra Santos, Manuela Pereira Vilar , Teresa Manuela D. Rebelo |
Place of Publication | Coimbra |
Publisher | Pantone |
Pages | 51-69 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789892093413 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789892093291 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 10º Congresso da AIDAP/AIDEP: diagnóstico e avaliação psicológica - Coimbra, Portugal Duration: 6 Sept 2018 → 8 Sept 2018 |
Conference
Conference | 10º Congresso da AIDAP/AIDEP |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Coimbra |
Period | 6/09/18 → 8/09/18 |
Keywords
- Career exploration
- Childhood
- Geographic area