(Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale: An Application on the Employees of Five-Star Hotels in Antalya)

Abstract

Purpose – The study's primary goal is to adapt an applicable version of the original career adaptabilities scale developed by Savickas and Porfelli to Turkish and Turkish culture. Design/methodology/approach – Within the scope of the study, to ensure the intercultural equivalence of the scale, structural equivalence, cultural and linguistic equivalence and measurement equivalence were emphasized. For this purpose, the scale structure was examined, and it was decided to keep it. Following parallel blind translations, an expert panel was consulted to ensure cultural and linguistic equivalence. In order to provide measurement equivalence, the data of a sample of 339 people drawn from the employees of the hotels operating in Antalya were subjected to explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis. Findings – It has been accepted that the preservation of the scale structure in accordance with the original version would be appropriate in terms of structural equivalence. In addition, as a result of the studies carried out at the point of cultural and linguistic equivalence, it was concluded that the scale is culturally and linguistically appropriate for the Turkish language and culture. At the point of measurement equivalence, it was concluded that the results of exploratory factor analysis (KMO=0.953; p<0.001) and confirmatory factor analysis (χ2/df=1.985; RMSEA=0.054; GFI=0.90; CFI=0.956; NFI=0.916) were acceptable. Discussion – As a result, it was concluded that the career adapt-abilities scale, adapted to the Turkish language and culture, is a valid, reliable and applicable measurement tool to the employees of accommodation enterprises.