The Effect of an Intrinsic Motivation-Based Mock Interview Workshop on Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy in Nursing Students

Career decision-making self-efficacy is assessed using the Chinese version of the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (Peng & Long, 2001). This 39-item scale measures confidence in completing career-related tasks across five subscales: Self-Appraisal (6 items), Occupational Information Gathering (9 items), Goal Selection (9 items), Planning (8 items), and Problem-Solving (7 items). Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 ("no confidence at all") to 5 ("complete confidence"). Total scores range from 39 to 195, with higher scores indicating greater career decision-making self-efficacy. The scale demonstrated excellent internal consistency in this study (Cronbach's α = 0.912).

Job search self-efficacy is assessed using the 3-item Job Search Self-Efficacy Scale (Trougakos et al., 2007; Chinese version by Zhang, 2018). Items evaluate confidence in looking for job vacancies, identifying appropriate positions, and preparing a resume. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"). Total scores range from 3 to 15, with higher scores indicating greater job search self-efficacy. The scale showed good internal consistency in this study (Cronbach's α = 0.83).

Mock interview performance is assessed using a researcher-developed 10-item Mock Interview Evaluation Scale. The scale evaluates three domains: Professional Demeanor (1 item), Verbal Communication (2 items), and Self-Recommendation Content (7 items). Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 ("poor") to 5 ("excellent"), with weighted scores based on expert-assigned coefficients. Total scores range from 10 to 50, with higher scores indicating better interview performance. Content validity was established with a Scale-level Content Validity Index of 0.824, and internal consistency was acceptable (Cronbach's α = 0.795).