%0 Journal Article %T Cuestionario para evaluar la adaptabilidad de los adultos desempleados hacia los cambios profesionales: aplicaci¨®n preliminar y caracter¨ªsticas psicom¨¦tricas %A Arnau Sabat¨¦s %A Laura %J Revista electr¨®nica de investigaci¨®n educativa %D 2011 %I Universidad Aut¨®noma de Baja California %X this article develops an initial version of the instrument ce-pac. the internal validity analysis reveals the existence of three factors which explain 56.58% of the variance; which have to do with the dimensions of theoretically-postulated attitudes (cognition, conduct and emotions); and which must be stressed if one wishes to improve the willingness to act. the application of the questionnaire, using a pretest-posttest design, to a sample of the unemployed, shows that it is possible to change the attitudinal predisposition of these persons towards adaptability, especially in those younger than 35 years. %K validity %K attitudes %K attitude change. %U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1607-40412011000200007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en