Factor Structure and Validation of the Short Form of the Multidimensional Calling Measure among Students in Isfahan University

Career calling is an attitude towards work where an individual’s job and career is the main and centralized part of his or her. The individual will use it to carry out community-friendly work and to help others. The main objective of the current study is to evaluate the factor structure and validate the short form of the multidimensional calling measure (MCM) among the students of Isfahan University. The current study is a descriptive survey whose objective is an applied one. The statistical population includes all the students of Isfahan University, among whom 307 participants have been selected using convenient (simple) sampling method as the sample of the study. Then, the translated version of the 9-item multidimensional calling measure was distributed among them. This measure was first translated into Persian and then was translated back into English. Next, a group of experts evaluated the questionnaire in order to determine cultural sensitivities, the clear language of the questions, discrepancies, and errors of forming meanings. The findings show that. Exploratory factor analysis revealed three acceptable sub-scales. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient for the entire questionnaire was 0.72 and for the subscales, this coefficient varied between 0.66 and 0.77. All the items had acceptable item-general correlation and the results of the test-pretest indicate the sustainability for the career calling measure and its sub-scales. Moreover, the results show that the Persian version of the multidimensional calling measure (MCM) showed acceptable reliability and validity.