Evaluating employability in contexts of change: validation of a scale.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Employability is a crucial factor in managing to emerge and changing job demands. This study validates an expanded version of the Employability Appraisal Scale: EAS-60, as an instrument to identify and improve competencies for employability.

Method

The EAS-60 was tested in a cross-sectional study in a Spanish population. An exploratory study was carried out using a sample of 188 workers, and the scale's structure was analyzed and confirmed in two Confirmatory Factor Analyses using a sample of 527 workers. Finally, reliability and validity were evaluated.

Results

Exploratory and confirmatory analyses provide evidence supporting the multi-dimensional structure. The scale presents good psychometric properties and criteria for interpreting the scores.

Disc

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Navarro P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10428643 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature