Разработка и валидизация шкалы увлеченности профессией

Новые психологические исследования. 2026. № 1. С. 100–122.

Ivanova A., Manina V.

The article is devoted to the development and validation of the “Passion for the Profession” scale for higher education students. The relevance of the study is determined by the importance of fostering a positive attitude toward one’s future profession during the stage of professional development, as this influences academic achievement, career trajectories, and students’ psychological well-being. Despite the significance of professional development as a research topic, the domestic research field lacks reliable tools aimed at measuring students’ engagement with their future profession. The aim of the study is to present the developed scale and substantiate its psychometric quality. The scale is based on a dualistic model of professional engagement. Through theoretical analysis, three components were identified as indicators of the developed scale: emotional identification with the profession, striving for professional growth, and awareness of the social and personal significance of the future profession. The research methodology involved comprehensive validation analysis, including an examination of the scale’s internal structure using the Rasch measurement approach, reliability assessment, and exploration of relationships with other relevant constructs (such as conscientiousness, openness, and neuroticism). The study sample consisted of 336 students from Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University. The results provide evidence supporting the scale’s construct validity for practical use. The discussion highlights the potential application of the questionnaire in research practice. The study’s limitations include the relatively small sample size and the need for further validity evidence. Future research prospects may involve testing the questionnaire on additional samples from other regions or target audiences beyond higher education, as well as developing a complementary scale to study the obsessive type of professional engagement.

Keywords: студенты, ограничения, students, psychometrics, шкала, психометрические характеристики, Passion for the Profession, увлеченность профессией