TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY STUDIES OF THE SKILLS CONFIDENCEINVENTORY

The present study investigated the test-retest reliability and constru ct validity of the Skills Confidence Inventory (SCI; Betz, Borgen, & H armon, 1996), a measure of self-efficacy expectations with respect to the six Holland (1985a) themes. In a sample of 113 college students, 6 7 men and 46 women, test-retest reliability over a 3-week interval ran ged from .83 (Realistic confidence) to .87 (Social confidence). In a s ample of 345 students, 164 men and 181 women, evidence for the constru ct validity of the SCI was found. Results of a confirmatory factor ana lysis suggested a fair fit of the data to the six-factor structure of Holland's theory.