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Validation and Psychometric Properties of Academic Major Satisfaction Scale Among Korean College Students

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  • Laurent Sovet
  • Miriam Park
  • Sungcheol Jung

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The purpose of this research was to adapt and validate the 6-items Academic Major Satisfaction Scale (AMSS, Nauta in J Career Assess 15(4):446–462, 2007 ) for use in Korea. The scale was tested using 275 college students in South Korea. Results indicated adequate internal-consistency reliability of 0.87, and adequate test–retest reliability of 0.84. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated a unidimensional structure and measure invariance tests showed equivalent structure across gender groups. Correlations with career decision self-efficacy and variables related to subjective well-being ranged from moderate-tohigh and were all significant. All the results suggest suitable fit among the population of Korean college students. Suggestions for usage of and future research on the AMSS in the Korean context are discussed. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

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  • Laurent Sovet & Miriam Park & Sungcheol Jung, 2014. "Validation and Psychometric Properties of Academic Major Satisfaction Scale Among Korean College Students," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 119(2), pages 1121-1131, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:119:y:2014:i:2:p:1121-1131
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0537-y
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    1. Changhui Kang, 2004. "University Prestige and Choice of Major Field: Evidence from South Korea," Econometric Society 2004 Far Eastern Meetings 544, Econometric Society.
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