Standardization of the technique for measuring career self-determination

Introduction. The My Vocational Situation (MVS) scale by John L. Holland, Denise Daiger, and Paul G. Power is widely used in the world psychological theory and practice. The article presents the results of the final stage of its modification. This scale reveals problems in the following three areas: (a) vocational identity; (b) barriers in making career decisions; (c) information about employment opportunities and training. The Russian version, called The Technique for Measuring Career Self-Determination (TMCS), expands the ways of assessing professional identity that already exist in Russian psychology. This technique is a good supplement to other tools and approaches to psychological measuring career processes. Methods. The Technique for Measuring Career Self-Determination includes the following scales: (a) Vocational Identity; (b) Barriers;(c) Occupational Information. The last two scales have more items in comparison with the English version. The study shows rates of internal reliability, test-retest reliability, their construct and predictive validity. The scales were subject to non-linear standardization, taking into account the distribution of raw scores in samples of Russian final-year bachelor students and bachelor graduates with 2–4 years' experience. Results. The study revealed the levels of vocational identity and self-assessment of barriers in Cattell'ssten scores (united samples of the final-year bachelor students and bachelor graduates, n = 720), the levels of occupational information in the z-scores for the final-year bachelor students (n = 363) and bachelor graduates (n = 357). The article includes the text of the technique and the calculation of raw scores. Discussion. The Russian modification of The My Vocational Situation (MVS) scale and its standardization have been accomplished. The study presents new psychometric results. The findings suggest that the technique is applicable to domestic research and consulting practice, including the monitoring and comparative studies.