Career Adapt-Abilities Scale—Brazilian Form: Psychometric properties and relationships to personality

Abstract

The Career Adapt-Abilities Scale—Brazilian Form (CAASBrazil) consists of four scales which measure concern, control, curiosity, and confidence as psychosocial resources for managing occupational transitions, developmental tasks, and work traumas. Internal consistency estimates for the subscale and total scores ranged from good to excellent. The factor structure was quite similar to the one computed for combined data from 13 countries. CAASBrazil is similar to the International Form, with the exception of two items that were not included in Brazilian version. Concurrent validity evidence was collected relative to personality factors from the Five-Factor Model of Personality. The relationships between career adaptability and personality factors were as predicted. ► Describes construction of Career Adapt-Abilities Scale for Brazil. ► Reports psychometric characteristics of CAASBrazil. ► Examine relations of CAASBrazil to personality.