Research Article

Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level

Volume: 12 Number: 1 April 15, 2022
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Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level

Abstract

This study aimed to examine measurement invariance of the Career Anxiety Scale developed by Çetin-Gündüz and Nalbantoğlu-Yılmaz (2016). For this purpose, multigroup confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test measurement invariance by gender and grade level. The study group consisted of 415 students studying in the 11th and 12th grades in Nevşehir city center. Within the framework of the study model, configural, metric, scalar, and strict invariance were examined using fit coefficients. The analysis results proved the measurement invariance of the Career Anxiety Scale for both genders. It was also observed that configural, metric, scalar, and strict invariance were established for the 11th and 12th-grade students.

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Primary Language

English

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Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 15, 2022

Submission Date

November 26, 2021

Acceptance Date

March 27, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 12 Number: 1

APA
Nalbantoğlu Yılmaz, F., & Çetin Gündüz, H. (2022). Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 12(1), 95-107. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.1028738
AMA
1.Nalbantoğlu Yılmaz F, Çetin Gündüz H. Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level. SUJE. 2022;12(1):95-107. doi:10.19126/suje.1028738
Chicago
Nalbantoğlu Yılmaz, Funda, and Hicran Çetin Gündüz. 2022. “Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 12 (1): 95-107. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.1028738.
EndNote
Nalbantoğlu Yılmaz F, Çetin Gündüz H (April 1, 2022) Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level. Sakarya University Journal of Education 12 1 95–107.
IEEE
[1]F. Nalbantoğlu Yılmaz and H. Çetin Gündüz, “Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level”, SUJE, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 95–107, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.19126/suje.1028738.
ISNAD
Nalbantoğlu Yılmaz, Funda - Çetin Gündüz, Hicran. “Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 12/1 (April 1, 2022): 95-107. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.1028738.
JAMA
1.Nalbantoğlu Yılmaz F, Çetin Gündüz H. Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level. SUJE. 2022;12:95–107.
MLA
Nalbantoğlu Yılmaz, Funda, and Hicran Çetin Gündüz. “Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 12, no. 1, Apr. 2022, pp. 95-107, doi:10.19126/suje.1028738.
Vancouver
1.Funda Nalbantoğlu Yılmaz, Hicran Çetin Gündüz. Measurement Invariance Testing of Career Anxiety Scale by Gender and Grade Level. SUJE. 2022 Apr. 1;12(1):95-107. doi:10.19126/suje.1028738

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