DEVELOPMENT OF A CAREER TASK SELF-EFFICACY SCALE - THE KUDER TASK SELF-EFFICACY SCALE

The present study consisted of developing the Kuder Task Self-Efficacy Scale (KTSES). The KTSES is a 30-item scale measuring a person's self -efficacy for tasks corresponding to Kuder's 10 occupational interest areas (Kuder & Zytowski, 1991). Responses from the KTSES were compared with responses to the Self-Esteem Inventory (SES; Rosenberg, 1965) an d the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (CDMSE: Taylor & Betz , 1983) to see if career task self-efficacy was related to self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy. Answers to the KTSES were a lso compared with responses given for occupations corresponding to the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey (KOIS; Kuder & Zytowski, 1991) to see if occupational self-efficacy was related to career task self-effi cacy. Results supported the validity and reliability of the KTSES. The utility of having a task self-efficacy scale to go with the KOIS is d iscussed, and ideas for future research are given. (C) 1997 Academic P ress.