Calling and Vocational Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties of the Italian version in University Students

The Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ) serves as the most used self-assessment tool for evaluating the calling. This study investigates the psychometric properties of the CVQ – Italian version in university students. Our participants consisted of 175 university students from the Tuscany region in Central Italy. The two-bifactor model of the CVQ - Italian version was evaluated through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Internal consistency was measured by assessing Cronbach's alpha coefficients. Concurrent validity was investigated via Pearson's correlations with Satisfaction with Life Scale, Meaningful Life Measure, Work as Meaning Inventory for University students. Our results indicated that a two-bifactor model, with six factors and two overarching factors (CVQ-presence and CVQ-search), provided an optimal fit. The instrument demonstrated good internal consistency and concurrent validity. Our findings showed that CVQ – Italian version has good psychometric properties, underscoring its utility as a reliable measure of calling among Italian university students.