Psychometric Validation of the Chinese Version of Job-Seeking Self-Efficacy Scale for People with Disabilities: A Preliminary Study

Abstract.
BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy is a key psychosocial factor influencing the outcome of vocational rehabilitation programs.
There is lack of a validated job-seeking self-efficacy measure for Chinese persons with disabilities.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to validate the Chinese version of the Job-Seeking Self-Efficacy Scale (C-JSS)
developed by Barlow, Wright, and Cullen (2002) and to examine its psychometric properties using a Chinese sample of
persons with disabilities.
METHODS: JSS was first translated into Chinese and reviewed by vocational rehabilitation practitioners and persons with
disabilities. Ninety-seven Chinese participants with disabilities were recruited to fill in the questionnaire of JSS and other
questions. The internal consistency, structural and coverage validities of C-JSS were evaluated.
RESULTS: C-JSS showed a high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.95) and unidimensional factorial structure. For
concurrent validity, there were significant correlations between C-JSS with the score ofWHODAS 2.0 (p = 0.001), educational
level (p < 0.001), job-seeking behavior (p = 0.031), and self-reported professional skills (p = 0.008).
CONCLUSION: The results of this study provide preliminary evidence that C-JSS is a reliable and valid instrument to
measure the self-efficacy of job-seeking behavior among a Chinese sample of persons with disabilities.