College Student Career Maturity Inventory – Chinese Version

Description

The concept of career maturity originally stems from the term vocational maturity, which was first proposed in Super’s career development theory in the 1950s to describe the career development level of adolescents. It encompasses two layers of meaning: First, it refers to the position an individual has reached on the continuum of career development from exploration to decline. Second, it pertains to the relationship between what an individual has actually achieved at their current developmental stage and what is expected of them at their age level. Super’s student, Crites, inherited and further developed this concept, replacing the term with career maturity. Crites (1978) posits that career maturity is understood from the individual’s developmental perspective, reflecting the ability to make appropriate and clear career choices that must be realistic and consistent over a period.

Numerous researchers have provided various definitions of career maturity with different focuses. Synthesizing the above representative viewpoints, the definitions of career maturity primarily encompass the following aspects:

1. Career maturity is not a static concept; it is continuous and phased, with developmental sequences that are sequential and irreversible. This indicates that career development is a lifelong process, demonstrating varying levels of career maturity at different age stages, which include differing standards, levels, and tasks.

2. In the early stages of career choice, the ability to make decisions and execute those decisions reflects an individual’s career maturity during this period.

3. Career maturity is also reflected in an individual’s preparedness before undertaking tasks, including understanding the situation, devising strategies, and having the ability to take action. Individuals need to possess a corresponding level of knowledge and the correct attitudes to effectively demonstrate their career maturity while completing developmental tasks.

Authors and Contact Email

Zhang Zhiyong (2006) — Contact Email: information not available

Purpose

To measure and assess the career maturity of college students.

Test Year

2006

Administration Method and Scoring

The Career Maturity Inventory consists of 34 items divided into six dimensions, scored using a five-point Likert scale.

Reliability and Validity

The scale shows good consistency reliability with a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.8691, exceeding 0.70. The split-half reliability is 0.8961, along with good test-retest reliability. The correlation between dimensions is also high, indicating good validity.

Factors and Subscales

The six dimensions are as follows:
– 职业目标 (Career Goals)
– 职业自信 (Career Confidence)
– 职业价值 (Career Values)
– 职业自主 (Career Autonomy)
– 亲友依赖 (Dependence on Friends and Family)
– 职业参照 (Career Reference)

Keywords

Career maturity, vocational maturity, career development, college students, career choices.

Items in Chinese

1. 对于将来做什么工作，我已经做了决定。
2. 选择职业最重要的考虑因素是钱。
3. 我担心找不到自己想要的工作。
4. 尽管现在我还是个学生，但是我能想象出将来自己的工作状况。
5. 如果父母不赞成我想要从事的职业，要不要选择它我会感到为难。
6. 我对很多职业感兴趣，但是，如果从中选出一个的话，我就会觉得为难。
7. 对于别人羡慕的职业和适合我的职业，我会选择前者。
8. 我不确定我是否能够在自己选择的职业上取得成功。
9. 我会按照父母的希望选择职业。
10. 我已经选定了我的职业，所以，现在我不用担心职业选择的问题。
11. 我会按照父母和朋友的希望选择职业。
12. 我经常考虑可能从事的职业，但是，我还没有确定一个特定的目标。
13. 因为我对自己没有太多信心，我怀疑即使在我选择的职业中取得成功，也不能帮助我成为我想做得那个人。
14. 不管其他人怎么说，我想我会选择一个我喜欢的职业。
15. 只要能赚到很多钱，我不在乎选择什么样的职业。
16. 看报纸的时候，我喜欢读那些在我感兴趣的领域里取得成功的人的文章。
17. 在选择一个职业的时候，其他人的支持对我极其重要。
18. 我希望选择一个有声望的职业，不论我的兴趣和能力怎样。
19. 我担心我选择的职业不能帮助我成为想做的那个人。
20. 对于我感兴趣的职业领域的人，我想和他们交流。
21. 我会根据我自己的标准来选择职业。
22. 对于职业，我已经做了明确的决定。
23. 当选择一个职业的时候，我考虑的是晋升的机会，而不是工作的性质。
24. 我喜欢和校友讨论学业和未来职业。
25. 为了过我自己的生活，我会基于自己的信念来选择职业。
26. 尽管以后我可能会改变想法，但现在，我已经选定了一个吸引我的职业。
27. 对于能获得满足感的工作和能赚很多钱的舒适的工作，我宁愿选择后者。
28. 我对自己和自己的能力缺少信心。
29. 当我看到一些人在他们感兴趣的职业领域取得成功的时候，我倾向于模仿他们以使自己和他们一样。
30. 不论其他人怎么说，我需要选择一个符合我兴趣的职业。
31. 对于职业，我还没有做出明确的决定。
32. 对我来说，如果我选择了一个父母不赞同的职业，我想我将来会后悔的。
33. 不论我多努力的尝试，我或许得不到我想选择的职业。
34. 我希望能得到咨询，来帮助我更加了解自己的兴趣和人格特点。

Items in English

1. I have already decided what job I want to do in the future.
2. The most important factor in choosing a career is money.
3. I worry that I won’t find the job I want.
4. Even though I am still a student, I can imagine what my work situation will be like in the future.
5. I would feel conflicted about whether to choose a profession if my parents do not support it.
6. I am interested in many professions, but if I have to choose one, I feel conflicted.
7. I would choose a profession that others admire over one that suits me.
8. I am not sure if I will succeed in the profession I choose.
9. I would choose a profession according to my parents’ wishes.
10. I have chosen my career, so I don’t have to worry about career choices now.
11. I would choose a profession based on my parents’ and friends’ wishes.
12. I often think about possible careers, but I have not yet determined a specific goal.
13. Because I lack confidence in myself, I doubt that even if I succeed in my chosen career, it will help me become the person I want to be.
14. No matter what others say, I think I will choose a career I love.
15. As long as I can make a lot of money, I don’t care what kind of career I choose.
16. When reading newspapers, I enjoy reading about people who have succeeded in fields I am interested in.
17. Support from others is extremely important to me when choosing a career.
18. I hope to choose a prestigious profession, regardless of my interests and abilities.
19. I worry that the profession I choose won’t help me become the person I want to be.
20. I want to communicate with people in the fields of my interest.
21. I will choose a career based on my own standards.
22. I have made a clear decision regarding my career.
23. When choosing a career, I consider opportunities for advancement rather than the nature of the work.
24. I enjoy discussing my studies and future careers with alumni.
25. To live my own life, I will choose a career based on my own beliefs.
26. Although I may change my mind in the future, I have already chosen a career that attracts me now.
27. I would prefer a job that provides comfort and pays well over one that offers personal fulfillment.
28. I lack confidence in myself and my abilities.
29. When I see others succeed in their fields of interest, I tend to imitate them to be like them.
30. No matter what others say, I need to choose a career that aligns with my interests.
31. I have not made a clear decision regarding my career.
32. For me, if I choose a career that my parents do not approve of, I think I will regret it in the future.
33. No matter how hard I try, I may not be able to get the profession I want to choose.
34. I hope to get counseling to help me better understand my interests and personality traits.

References

Crites, J. O. (1978). Career maturity. In Career Development Theory.
Zhang, Z. (2006). Measures of Career Maturity for College Students in China.