The Development and Initial Validation of Social Cognitive Career Theory Instruments to Measure Choice of Medical Specialty and Practice Location.

Rogers, Mary E.; Creed, Peter A.; Searle, Judy

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Title:	The Development and Initial Validation of Social Cognitive Career Theory Instruments to Measure Choice of Medical Specialty and Practice Location
Authors:	Rogers, Mary E.; Creed, Peter A.; Searle, Judy
Descriptors:	Medical Students; Medical Education; Career Choice; Geographic Location; Social Cognition; Social Theories; Self Efficacy; Construct Validity; Measures (Individuals); Factor Analysis
Source:	Journal of Career Assessment, v17 n3 p324-337 2009
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Publisher:	SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Publication Date:	2009-00-00
Pages:	14
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Abstract:	Social cognitive career theory served as the basis for the instrument development for scales assessing self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goals to predict medical career choice. Lent and Brown's conceptualization of social cognitive constructs guided the development of items to measure choice of medical specialty and practice location. Study 1 involved four stages: identification of attitudes and beliefs, generation of scale items, evaluation of scale items by experts, and a pilot study. The pilot study tested the item pool with 293 medical students and allowed item and exploratory factor analyses. Study 2 administered the scales to a second sample of 499 medical students. Confirmatory factor analysis assessed consistency and validity, and identified six psychometrically sound instruments. Initial validity for the scales was found encouraging, with further testing of these measures expected to support their use. Implications for use in research are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.)
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ISSN:	ISSN-1069-0727
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Higher Education
Direct Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069072708330676

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