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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703/IJACT.2021.9.1.99

Exploring the Measurement Invariance of the Calling Scale with College Students and Employees  

Park, Yonguk L. (Psychology Department, Yonsei University)
Lee, Hyejoo J. (Psychology Department, Handong Global University)
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International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology / v.9, no.1, 2021 , pp. 99-104 More about this Journal
Abstract
The most widely used instrument to assess perceiving a calling, the CVQ(Calling and Vocational Questionnaire), is composed of three constructs: transcendent sermon, purposeful work, and prosocial orientation. Recently assessing perceiving a calling has received great attention and it is critical not only for job incumbents but also college students who are in the job search stage. The purpose of this study is to investigate measurement invariance of the Korean CVQ between employees and college students. 339 job incumbents and 252 college students participated in this study, and based on the multiple group confirmatory factor analysis from the structural equation model, we confirmed the measurement invariance between employees and college students at the scale level. Thus, the perceived calling scale is applicable to both employees and college students without biases. This study provided meaningful information in understanding calling, and we discussed limitations and future directions.
Keywords
measurement invariance; perceiving a calling scale; college students; confirmatory factor analysis;
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