Table 3. Verfication of validity and reliability of career maturity

Factor Question Factor load Commonality Eigenvalues Distributed explanatory Reliability
Readiness Seniors who have graduated want to give information about their career path or employment. .851 .782 4.327 18.811 .914
Imagine your future work life. .844 .748
Want to talk with someone who has the job I want. .817 .739
Always preparing for the future, even if nothing has been specifically decided. .785 .745
Interested in exploring promising careers. .739 .656
Make a plan in advance to achieve your desired career goals. .719 .680
Certainty Have the confidence to do as well as the incumbent. .823 .818 3.999 17.385 .935
Confident that I will be recognized by my boss at the workplace I want to go. .818 .798
Have confidence in whatever job I have. .807 .770
Confident that I will succeed in my chosen profession. .799 .837
Sure I will get the job I want. .784 .790
Independence Choose a job I like, regardless of the opinions of others. .899 .913 3.495 15.195 .761
No matter what anyone says, I choose what I want to do. .885 .885
Deciding on a career according to my beliefs in life. .862 .859
Choose a job I want, even if my parents are against it. .801 .714
Purposeful I want a job that others envy even if it doesn’t fit my aptitude. .896 .868 3.335 14.501 .913
Want a job that others envy, even if it doesn’t fit my aptitude. .893 .880
When choosing a job, consider the economic aspect first. .870 .853
Consider promotion before the nature of the job. .742 .591
Crystallinity Have decided on my career path. .849 .899 3.148 13.686 .930
Have decided what to do in the future. .840 .853
The career path has been decided, so I don’t have to worry about making a choice. .812 .838
Trying to decide which of the things I want to do. .709 .785
KMO=.912, Sphericity assay of Bartlett: χ2=4,170.599, df=253, p=.000, Total variance explanatory: 79.578