Introduction. - The importance of employability is related to the fact that various studies show that this resource allows people to enter and maintain their employment or to progress in their career.Objective. - The aim of this study is to analyse the psychometric characteristics of the French version of van Dam's Employability Scale. Method. - One hundred and ninety French workers and job seekers completed the questionnaire. Confir-matory factor analysis was carried out, and reliability and discriminant validity between employability orientation and employability activities were tested.Results. - The results confirm two related but independent factors.Conclusion. - Van Dam's scale offers the professional community an excellent short instrument to measure the two dimensions of employability: employability orientation and employability activities.(c) 2021 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Psychometrics properties of the French version of the van Dam{'}s Employability Questionnaire,Propri{\'e}t{\'e}s psychom{\'e}triques de la version fran?aise du questionnaire de l{'}employabilit{\'e} de van Dam
Scrima, F.
2021-01-01
Abstract
Introduction. - The importance of employability is related to the fact that various studies show that this resource allows people to enter and maintain their employment or to progress in their career.Objective. - The aim of this study is to analyse the psychometric characteristics of the French version of van Dam's Employability Scale. Method. - One hundred and ninety French workers and job seekers completed the questionnaire. Confir-matory factor analysis was carried out, and reliability and discriminant validity between employability orientation and employability activities were tested.Results. - The results confirm two related but independent factors.Conclusion. - Van Dam's scale offers the professional community an excellent short instrument to measure the two dimensions of employability: employability orientation and employability activities.(c) 2021 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
