Development and Validation of Career Decision-making Ability Scale Tool for Chinese College Students

Purpose: This study aims to explore the concept and components of career decision-making ability for Chinese college students, and to develop and validate a scale to measure career decision-making ability. Method: This study employed a two-stage Delphi survey to analyze career decision-making ability of college students. To validate the career decision-making ability scale, a preliminary survey was administered to 326 college students, followed by a main survey involving 1,015 participants. Results: Eighteen items were developed consisting of career self-understanding, career information collection, career choice, and career preparation behavior for college students' career decision-making ability. Conclusion: The significance of this study lies in its potential to serve as primary data for establishing and effectively measuring the concept of career decision-making ability among Chinese college students.