THE CAREER MYTHS SCALE - ITS VALIDITY AND APPLICABILITY

Authors
STEAD GB WATSON MB
Citation
Gb. Stead et Mb. Watson, THE CAREER MYTHS SCALE - ITS VALIDITY AND APPLICABILITY, International journal for the advancement of counselling, 16(2), 1993, pp. 89-97
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Applied
Journal title
International journal for the advancement of counselling → ACNP
ISSN journal
01650653
Volume
16
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
89 - 97
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-0653(1993)16:2<89:TCMS-I>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The Career Myths Scale (CMS) was developed to assess the extent to whi ch students subscribe to irrational beliefs regarding careers. The CMS was administered to a sample of university students (n = 153) and a p rincipal components analysis of the CMS identified the following compo nents: Test Myths, Self-Esteem Myths, Misconceptions of Exactitude, an d Career Anxiety Myths. The usefulness of the CMS in counselling stude nts is discussed.