Planning for Career and Family: An Instrument Development Study

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Brien, Karenen_US
dc.contributor.authorGanginis, Heather Victoriaen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-20T05:32:30Z
dc.date.available2008-06-20T05:32:30Z
dc.date.issued2008-04-10en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the present study was to develop a scale to measure the extent to which people take into consideration future children and romantic relationships when deciding on a career (i.e. The Planning for Career and Family Scale) and to assess the psychometric properties of this instrument. Participants included 325 women. Data suggested that two subscales comprise the measure, the Incorporating Future Family Scale and the Choosing a Career Independent of Family Scale. Internal consistency estimates of subscales ranged from .78 to .83. Convergent and discriminant validity was supported for the Incorporating Future Family in Career Plans subscale and the Choosing a Career Independent of Future Family subscale. Test-retest reliability estimates were adequate, suggesting stability regarding the measurement of these constructs. Directions for future research and the limitations of this study are discussed.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/8066
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Psychometricsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledwomenen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcareer developmenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledfamilyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcareeren_US
dc.titlePlanning for Career and Family: An Instrument Development Studyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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