Cross-cultural adaptation and content validity of the Career Anchors Self-Assessment for Brazilian nurses

Nascimento, Flaviana Pereira Bastos; Sousa, Kayo Henrique Jardel Feitosa; Santos, Katerine Moraes dos; Silva, Rosângela Marion da; Gallasch, Cristiane Helena; Abreu, Ângela Maria Mendes; Zeitoune, Regina Célia Gollner

doi:10.37689/acta-ape/2025AO001184

person Flaviana Pereira Bastos Nascimento

contributed to the conception of the study · analysis and interpretation of the data · writing of the article · relevant critical review of the intellectual content and approval of the final version to be published

schoolEscola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

0000-0002-7629-3730

person Kayo Henrique Jardel Feitosa Sousa

contributed to the conception of the study · analysis and interpretation of the data · writing of the article · relevant critical review of the intellectual content and approval of the final version to be published

schoolCentro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI, Teresina, PI, Brazil.

0000-0002-0901-7752

person Katerine Moraes dos Santos

contributed to the conception of the study · analysis and interpretation of the data · writing of the article · relevant critical review of the intellectual content and approval of the final version to be published

schoolEscola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.

0000-0002-2064-5207

person Rosângela Marion da Silva

contributed to the conception of the study · analysis and interpretation of the data · writing of the article · relevant critical review of the intellectual content and approval of the final version to be published

schoolUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

0000-0003-3978-9654

person Cristiane Helena Gallasch

contributed to the conception of the study · analysis and interpretation of the data · writing of the article · relevant critical review of the intellectual content and approval of the final version to be published

schoolUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

0000-0002-0823-0818

person Ângela Maria Mendes Abreu

contributed to the conception of the study · analysis and interpretation of the data · writing of the article · relevant critical review of the intellectual content and approval of the final version to be published

schoolEscola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

0000-0002-7894-4242

person Regina Célia Gollner Zeitoune

contributed to the conception of the study · analysis and interpretation of the data · writing of the article · relevant critical review of the intellectual content and approval of the final version to be published

schoolEscola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

0000-0002-0276-8166

personCorresponding author: Flaviana Pereira Bastos Nascimento E-mail: flavi93nascimento@gmail.com

Associate Editor:

Thiago da Silva Domingos E-mail: t.domingos@unifesp.br

Conflicts of interest:

nothing to declare.

Terms in the original version	Terms in the back-translated version	Analysis by researcher + translator
For each of the forty items that follow, rate how true that statement is for you.	For each of the following forty items, evaluate how true this statement is to you.	There is no loss of meaning
Rate it as 1 if it is never true for you	Rate as 1 if it has never been true for you	There is no loss of meaning
Rate it as 2 if it seldom true for you	Rate as 2 if it has rarely been true for you	Synonym for “seldom”, without affecting the meaning.
Rate it as 3 if it is often true for you	Rate as 3 if it has usually been true for you	there is no loss of meaning, because it is synonymous with “often”
Note: This is not a standardized test. The items are designed to help you think about what you want out of your career, what your desired areas of competence are, and what most satisfies you. You are not being scored by someone else, and your scores are not being compared to those of others. You are trying to figure yourself out, so try to be as honest with yourself as possible. On page 7 you will find a scoring sheet. You can transfer your self-rating for each item directly onto the scoring sheet.	Observation: This is not a standardized test. The items are designed to help you think about what you expect from your career, what your desired areas of expertise are, and what most satisfies you. You are not being evaluated by someone else and your scores will not be compared to that of others. You are trying to get to know yourself, so try to be as sincere as possible. On page 7 you will find a score sheet. You can transfer your self-assessment for each item directly onto the score sheet.	Despite some changes to certain words, such as “expertise, evaluated, to that of, sincere...” there is no loss of meaning.
2. I am most fulfilled in my work when I have been able to integrate the efforts of others toward a common task.	2. I feel most accomplished in my work when I can join other people’s efforts in a common task.	Synonymous with “fullfilled”. In this term there is a loss of meaning, because join is more often used in the sense of bringing people together, like I can join you at this table.
4. I am always on the lookout for ideas that would permit me to start my own enterprise.	4. I am always looking for ideas that allow me to start my own business	With no loss of meaning, but grammatically incorrect, it is necessary to insert the word would
10. I dream of being in charge of a whole organization.	10. I dream of heading an entire company.	Head is a word often used in the context of a managerial position, running your own company, thus there is no loss of meaning
12. I would not stay in an organization that would give me assignments that would jeopardize my job security.	12. I would not stay in a company that gave me tasks that compromised my safety at work.	In this sentence, although the meaning is maintained, the tense is not appropriate, in the original instrument it is a hypothetical question so the “would” I would not stay in a company that could give me tasks that would jeopardize my safety. Just fix “gave” with “would give” and “compromised” with “would compromise”.
30. Becoming a general is more attractive to me than becoming a senior functional manager in my area of expertise.	30. Becoming a general manager is more attractive to me than becoming a technical manager in my area of expertise.	“Senior functional” is more related to being a professional with experience and being a reference in a certain area, I believe that ‘referece or experienced professional’ is more appropriate here, it has a slight loss of meaning.

Item	Clarity	Representativeness	Scope	Mean CVR
Item	CVR	CVR	CVR	Mean CVR
i1	1	0.777	0.777	0.851
i2	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i3	0.333	0.555	0.777	0.555
i4	1	0.777	0.555	0.777
i5	0.555	0.777	0.555	0.629
i6	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i7	1	0.777	0.777	0.851
i8	1	0.777	0.777	0.851
i9	1	0.777	0.777	0.851
i10	0.777	0.555	0.555	0.629
i11	0.777	0.777	0.555	0.703
i12	0.333	0.777	0.777	0.629
i13	1	0.777	0.777	0.851
i14	0.555	0.777	0.777	0.703
i15	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i16	0.555	0.777	0.777	0.703
i17	0.555	0.555	0.777	0.629
i18	0.555	0.777	0.555	0.629
i19	0.555	0.777	0.777	0.703
i20	0.555	0.777	0.555	0.629
i21	1	0.555	0.777	0.777
i22	1	0.777	0.777	0.851
i23	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i24	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i25	0.333	0.777	0.555	0.555
i26	1	0.777	0.777	0.851
i27	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i28	0.555	0.777	0.777	0.703
i29	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i30	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i31	0.777	0.555	0.777	0.703
i32	0.555	0.777	0.777	0.703
i33	0.555	0.777	0.777	0.703
i34	0.777	0.777	0.555	0.703
i35	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i36	1	0.777	0.777	0.851
i37	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i38	0.777	0.777	0.555	0.703
i39	0.777	0.777	0.777	0.777
i40	1	0.777	0.777	0.851
CVR médio	0.749	0.749	0.727	0.742

Participant	Instrument/Item	Comment
P34	Instruments in general	I had a lot of doubts, difficulty answering some questions and I found this questionnaire very tiring. It didn’t do anything for me.
P11	1 - Go back to the previous page (questions) and tick the 5 items that most represent your current professional desires; 2 - Copy and paste the items into the comment below; 3 - That’s it, now you just have to wait for us to send you your score via your registered e-mail address.	I didn’t understand the previous question
P1	1 - go back to the previous page (questions) and tick the 5 items that most represent your current professional desires; 2 - copy and paste the items into the comment below; 3 - that’s it, now you can wait for us to send you the score by registered e-mail	There was no difficulty. That last question isn’t to go back to the previous page.
P28	1 - Go back to the previous page (questions) and tick the 5 items that most represent your current professional desires; 2 - Copy and paste the items into the comment below; 3 - That’s it, now you just have to wait for us to send you your score via your registered e-mail address.	I’m not sure how to answer the last question.
P13	Instruments in general	No
P6	Instruments in general	I find this type of questioning a bit vague, but an interview explaining the items is more precise.
P22	Instruments in general	I was a little confused by some of the questions because they are similar to others
P23	1 - Go back to the previous page (questions) and tick the 5 items that most represent your current professional desires; 2 - Copy and paste the items into the comment below; 3 - That’s it, now you just have to wait for us to send you your score via your registered e-mail address.	In the statement “go back to the page/questions” you could be more specific, e.g. reviewing the questions... because I understood a priori that you were only supposed to go back to the last or penultimate question.
P24	Instruments in general	None
P8	Instruments in general	I found some similar questions, but they were all easy to answer
P16	1 - Go back to the previous page (questions) and tick the 5 items that most represent your current professional desires; 2 - Copy and paste the items into the comment below; 3 - That’s it, now you just have to wait for us to send you your score via your registered e-mail address.	I couldn’t go back to the previous page and copy and paste.
P35	1 - Go back to the previous page (questions) and tick the 5 items that most represent your current professional desires; 2 - Copy and paste the items into the comment below; 3 - That’s it, now you just have to wait for us to send you your score via your registered e-mail address.	I found the previous question confusing
P18	Profile; 1 - go back to the previous page (questions) and mark the 5 items that most represent your current professional desires; 2 - Copy and paste the items into the comment below; 3 - That’s it, now you just have to wait for us to send you your score via your registered e-mail address.	I work in two jobs, one CLT (36 hours) and the other Statutory (30 hours). Another difficulty I had was selecting only 5 questions. I had to filter them out of 12.

Autoavaliação das Âncoras de Carreira

1. Quero ser tão bom/boa no que faço, que outras pessoas procurarão meu conselho de especialista.
2. Eu me sinto mais realizado(a) em meu emprego quando consigo unir os esforços de outras pessoas em uma tarefa comum.
3. Sonho ter uma carreira que me perm ita trabalhar do meu jeito.
4. Sonho ter uma carreira que me permita trabalhar no meu horário.
5. Estou buscando ideias que me ajudem a começar meu próprio negócio.
6. Segurança e estabilidade são mais importantes para mim do que liberdade e autonomia.
7. Prefiro sair da instituição a ser colocado(a) em um cargo que comprometa a capacidade de atender às minhas questões pessoais e familiares.
8. Me sentirei bem-sucedido(a) em minha carreira se eu sentir que realmente contribui para o bem-estar da sociedade.
9. Sonho com uma carreira na qual serei sempre desafiado(a) por problemas cada vez mais difíceis.
10. Me sentirei bem-sucedido(a) em minha carreira se eu puder desenvolver minhas habilidades para um nível de competência cada vez maior.
11. Eu sonho em ser supervisor de uma instituição.
12. Sinto-me mais realizado(a) em meu emprego quando tenho total liberdade para definir minhas tarefas, horários e procedimentos.
13. Eu ficaria em uma instituição que me atribuísse tarefas que não comprometessem minha segurança no trabalho.
14. Ter o meu próprio negócio é mais importante para mim do que ser um(a) supervisor na empresa de outra pessoa.
15. Eu me senti mais realizado(a) em minha carreira quando pude usar meus talentos para ajudar os outros.
16. Me sentirei bem-sucedido(a) em minha carreira se tiver enfrentado e superado desafios cada vez mais difíceis.
17. Sonho com uma carreira que me permita conciliar minhas necessidades pessoais, familiares e profissionais.
18. Tornar-me um profissional de referência na minha área de especialização é mais atrativo do que me tornar um supervisor geral.
19. Me sentirei bem-sucedido(a) em minha carreira se tiver autonomia para definir o meu trabalho.
20. Normalmente procuro empregos em instituições que me deem uma sensação de estabilidade e segurança.
21. Sinto-me mais realizado(a) quando sou capaz de construir algo que é fruto da minha habilidade e esforço.
22. Me sentirei bem-sucedido(a) se me tornar um(a) supervisor de alto nível em uma instituição.
23. Usar meus talentos para fazer do mundo um lugar melhor para se viver é o que norteia minhas decisões profissionais.
24. Sinto maior realização profissional quando sou capaz de resolver problemas aparentemente insolúveis ou superar situações aparentemente impossíveis.
25. Me sinto bem-sucedido(a) na vida se for capaz de equilibrar minhas necessidades pessoais, familiares e profissionais.
26. Sonho com uma carreira que me permita sentir estabilidade.
27. Sonho com uma carreira que me permita sentir segurança.
28. Prefiro sair da instituição a aceitar um emprego que me tire da minha área de especialização.
29. Equilibrar as demandas da minha vida pessoal e profissional é mais importante para mim do que uma posição de supervisor de alto nível.
30. Sonho em ter uma carreira que traga uma contribuição real para a sociedade.
31. Me sentirei bem-sucedido(a) profissionalmente se tiver meu próprio negócio com base em minhas ideias e competências.
32. Tornar-me um supervisor geral é mais atraente para mim do que tornar-me um supervisor técnico na minha área de especialização.
33. Ter a chance de fazer um trabalho do meu jeito, sem regras e restrições, é muito importante para mim.
34. Prefiro oportunidade de emprego que realmente desafiem minhas habilidades de solução de problemas e competitividade.
35. Sonho em começar e construir meu próprio negócio.
36. Prefiro sair da instituição a aceitar um cargo que prejudique minha capacidade de servir aos outros.
37. Sinto-me mais realizado(a) em meu emprego quando consigo usar minhas habilidades e talentos especiais.
38. Prefiro sair da instituição a aceitar um cargo que me afaste do caminho para a gerência geral.
39. Sinto-me mais realizado(a) em minha vida profissional quando percebo que tenho total segurança financeira e estabilidade no trabalho.
40. Prefiro sair da instituição a aceitar um emprego que reduza minha autonomia e liberdade.
41. Busquei oportunidades de emprego que tivessem o mínimo de interferência com as minhas questões pessoais e familiares.
42. Trabalhar com problemas difíceis de resolver é mais importante para mim do que alcançar uma posição gerencial de alto nível.

[TFN1001] Critical value for 9 experts : CVR ≥ 0,778