4.2.4. Future work self
Participants' future work self salience was measured by five items developed by Strauss et al. (2012) using a Likert response format
ranging from 1=(Strongly disagree) to5=(Strongly agree). Participants were instructed to imagine their hoped for work self in terms
of the kind of work they hope to be doing and what they will be like at their hoped for job. Keeping that image in mind, participants
were instructed to rate how strongly they agree or disagree with statements such as —I am very clear about who and what I want to
become in my future work and —what type of future I want in relation to my work is very clear in my mind. Internal consistency
reliability (alpha) was .91. Studies by Strauss et al. (2012) have demonstrated the construct and predictive validity of this measure.