Table 3 Validity and reliability measurement.

From: Unlocking happiness: how crafting your career path boosts life satisfaction through forward thinking and self-confidence in career choices

Variables

Items

FL

Α

CR

AVE

VIF

Career adaptability (CA)

CA1: I think about my future prospects.

0.561

0.822

0.861

0.540

1.645

CA2: I Prepare for my future.

0.644

    

CA3: I’m aware of my educational and career choices must be made.

0.652

    

CA4: I make decisions on my own.

0.597

    

CA5: I accept responsibility of my deeds.

0.707

    

CA6: I rely on myself.

I/A

    

CA7: I seek for chances to grow personally.

0.710

    

CA8: I search choices before deciding.

0.499

    

CA9: I observe diverse methods of doing things.

0.589

    

CA10: I try to do things correctly.

0.506

    

CA11: I learn novel skills.

0.570

    

CA12: I do my best effort.

0.551

    

Future orientation (FO)

FO1: I think that a person should plan their day ahead.

0.505

0.848

0.881

0.512

2.156

FO2: I set objectives and think about specific ways to get those objectives whenever I want to achieve anything.

0.675

    

FO3: The event tonight comes first, followed by meeting tomorrow’s deadlines and doing others necessary things.

0.741

    

FO4: I feel it annoying when I’m delayed for appointments.

0.672

    

FO5: I fulfill my obligations to authorities and friends on schedule.

0.575

    

FO6: I evaluate the pros and cons of a choice before deciding.

0.771

    

FO7: I work steadily to complete my jobs on time.

0.655

    

FO8: I prepare checklists of tasks to finish.

0.748

    

FO9: When I am aware that I have work to get done, I can resist temptations.

0.560

    

FO10: I persist in accomplishing challenging and boring work if they could allow me to progress.

0.593

    

Career decision-making self-efficacy (CDMSE)

CDMSE1: I list my goals for the following five years in a plan.

0.612

0.847

0.878

0.503

2.210

CDMSE2: I ascertain the procedures needed for you to complete your tasks successfully.

0.586

    

CDMSE3: Regardless of frustration, I never give up on my main goal or professional objective.

0.611

    

CDMSE4: I find out the type of work I really want to do.

0.526

    

CDMSE5: I make a career choice and after doing not fear if it was wrong or right.

0.595

    

CDMSE6: I handle the hiring interview procedure with success.

I/A

    

CDMSE7: I look up information about careers I’m interested in at the library.

0.673

    

CDMSE8: Over the next ten years, identify the employment patterns for a specific job.

0.669

    

CDMSE9: I have a talk with someone who is working in the field you would like to work in.

0.585

    

CDMSE10: I determine the kind of lifestyle you desire.

0.747

    

CDMSE11: I write a strong CV.

0.609

    

CDMSE12: If the initial choice of the job is not appealing to me, I switch.

0.548

    

CDMSE13: If I’m unsatisfied in my present career, I try changing.

0.568

    

Life satisfaction (LS)

LS1: For the greatest part, my life is amazing.

0.636

0.728

0.831

0.553

1.407

LS2: All things in my life is going excellent.

0.790

    

LS3: I’m pleased with my life.

0.763

    

LS4: I have so far fulfilled the main objectives I created for myself.

0.776

    

LS5: There is not much that I would change if I were to begin over in my life.

I/A

    
  1. FL factor loading, A Cronbach’s alpha, CR composite reliability.
  2. I/A = Inapplicable as loading < 0.50.