Adaptation and Psychometric Evidence of the Work Volition Scale Student Version to Brazil/Adaptacao e Evidencias Psicometricas da Work Volition Scale Student no Brasil/Adaptacion y Evidencia Psicometrica de la Work Volition Scale Student en Brasil

The Psychology of Working Theory has achieved notable prominence in career studies for its focus on how various--both individual and contextual--influence careers and job outcomes. "Volition" stands out as one of the key elements of this theory, representing the individuals' ability to make career choices despite obstacles. This study aimed to adapt and validate both internal and external structures of the Work Volition Scale--Student Version (WVS-SV) to Brazil. A total of 590 university students from public and private institutions of varied courses and semesters, mostly women (59%), took part in the study. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the scale effectively measured two dimensions: volition and constraints. External evidence, including satisfaction with life and career, supported the theoretical aspects of this construct. The results indicated good psychometric properties of the scale to the Brazilian setting, contributing to a better understanding of career choices among university students. Keywords: professional development, college students, psychometrics O modelo da Psicologia do Trabalhar tem se destacado nos estudos de carreira, abordando como variaveis contextuais e individuais influenciam a trajetoria profissional. Um conceito-chave e a volicao, que representa a capacidade de fazer escolhas de carreira diante de obstaculos. O objetivo desse estudo e adaptar e apresentar evidencias de validade de estrutura interna e externa para o Brasil da Work Volition Scale--Student Version. Participaram 590 estudantes universitarios de diferentes cursos e semestres, de instituicoes publicas e privadas, com uma predominancia de mulheres (59%). As analises fatoriais exploratorias e confirmatorias mostraram uma estrutura adequada, composta por duas dimensoes: restricoes e volicao. Alem disso, identificaram-se evidencias externas ao relacionar com a satisfacao com a vida e a carreira. Os resultados indicam boas qualidades psicometricas da Work Volition Scale--Student Version no contexto brasileiro, contribuindo para melhorar a compreensao das escolhas de carreira entre os estudantes universitarios. Palavras-chave: desenvolvimento profissional, estudantes universitarios, psicometria El modelo de Psicologia del Trabajo se ha destacado en estudios de carrera, explorando como las variables contextuales e individuales influyen en la trayectoria profesional. Un concepto clave es la volicion, que representa la capacidad de la toma de decisi