Career Adaptability Research Articles

A transactional model of career adaptability: Longitudinal links between parental career-related behaviors, parent-child relationship, and career adaptability among Chinese adolescents

Although prior studies have established that parental involvement affects career adaptability, few if any have investigated the reciprocal effect of career adaptability on parental involvement. Based on career construction theory and the transactional model of development, this study aimed to examine the bidirectional associations between specific parental career-related behaviors (i.e., support, interference, and lack of engagement), the parent-child relationship, and career adaptability. A three-wave longitudinal design was used to collect data from 3837 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 16.68, SD = 0.45, 52 % females) at three time points with 1-year intervals. The results revealed: (a) bidirectional relationships between support and career adaptability; (b) bidirectional relationships between parent-child relationship and career adaptability, an association that became stronger during the transition from grade 11 to grade 12; (c) bidirectional relationships between the three different parental career-related behaviors and the parent-child relationship. No difference in strength was observed between the parent-driven effect and the child-driven effect. Remarkably, the parent-child relationship was more strongly associated with career adaptability than with any specific parental career-related behavior. Two potential mechanisms were also identified: (a) the cumulative influence of support on the development of career adaptability and vice versa; (b) a longitudinal mediating role of the parent-child relationship between parental career-related behaviors and career adaptability. This study suggests that career adaptability can develop from career-related support and positive parent-child relationship. Relevant interventions could be integrated into educational and counseling programs to equip parents with effective strategies for supporting their children's career development.

Career adaptability and career coping styles among Chinese medicine specialty students during the COVID-19: The mediating role of career decision-making self-efficacy

Over the past decade, the attrition rate of Chinese medical graduates has remained high, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this situation. Medicine specialty students are the main force of the future healthcare industry. The career choices and career confidence of those entering the healthcare industry will have a huge influence on the quality of future healthcare provision. Considering the possible emergence of public health emergencies such as COVID-19 in the future, helping students develop good career adaptability will contribute to their future career development. However, the relationship between career adaptability, career coping styles and career decision-making self-efficacy remains unclear during the COVID-19. This study aims to examine the interconnections amongst career coping styles, career adaptability and career decision-making self-efficacy among Chinese medicine specialty students and the mediating role of career decision-making self-efficacy. Questionnaire survey was conducted on 747 medicine specialty students from China. The results showed that positive coping style has a significant positive correlation with career decision-making self-efficacy, career adaptability, and their sub-dimensions. There was a partial mediating effect of career decision self-efficacy between the predictor variable positive coping style and the outcome variable career adaptability. By promoting the level of positive coping style or career decision-making self-efficacy among medicine specialty students, the career adaptability can be directly or indirectly enhanced. This survey will help to guide future medical education decisions during a similar pandemic to prevent further loss of healthcare professionals in the medical service.

Optimization Path for Employment-oriented Training of Computer Majors in Higher Vocational Education

This article proposes an optimization path for the employment-oriented demand in the training of computer professionals in vocational colleges. A series of improvement measures have been proposed by analyzing the current situation. Firstly, focus on optimizing the practical teaching process and increasing internship opportunities for cooperation with enterprises, to enhance students’ practical skills and work experience. Secondly, strengthen the cultivation of soft skills, including communication and teamwork abilities, and cultivate students’ ability to adapt to the real working environment. At the same time, establish a close integration model between industry and education, offer courses closely related to the needs of enterprises, and improve the employment competitiveness of graduates. Finally, teachers should encourage students to participate in project practice, cultivate the ability to solve practical problems, pay attention to industry development trends, and flexibly adjust teaching content. Through these measures, it is expected to better meet the demand for high-quality talents in the computer industry, and enhance the employment competitiveness and career adaptability of graduates.

Career adaptability and entrepreneurial intentions: the role of future time perspective and promotion focus behavior

Career adaptability and entrepreneurial intentions: the role of future time perspective and promotion focus behavior

An Enhancement of Career Adaptability Through Positive Cognitive Behavioral Training Program

An Enhancement of Career Adaptability Through Positive Cognitive Behavioral Training Program

Mediating power of career adaptability between decent work and quality of life: study with tourism independent workers

The promotion of decent work plays a central role in the transformation of tourism into a sustainable activity. The literature on this topic has multiplied, but it is imperative to pay more attention to workers in the potentially most vulnerable sectors, such as those without employment contracts and without formal higher education. The aim of this study on independent workers in tourism is to investigate how they perceive their work as decent and to analyze their quality of life. In addition, the study aims to analyze the mediating effect of career adaptability on the relationship between decent work and quality of life. The sample consists of 228 tourism workers in Portugal, mainly women, aged between 19 and 71 years. The results support the hypothesis that decent work can improve the quality of life of workers in the tourism industry. They also show that decent work is associated with a greater likelihood that workers are able and feel confident to adapt to changing tasks, to engage in continuous training and to manage their careers, which has a positive impact on their quality of life. The importance of prioritizing decent work and psychosocial resources to cope with the changing working and working conditions of the independent workers in the tourism sector in Portugal is discussed.

From self-commitment to career crafting: The mediating role of career adaptability and the moderating role of job autonomy

The objective of this study is to explore the influence of self-commitment on career crafting, examining the mediating role of career adaptability and the moderating effect of job autonomy within the context of career construction theory. This research aims to deepens our understanding of the key mechanisms that underpin successful career development, providing valuable insights for both individuals and organizations to enhance career success and adaptability. Utilizing a two-wave survey methodology, we collected data from 363 full-time employees across various industries in the United States. Hierarchical regression analysis and the PROCESS Macro were employed to test the proposed hypotheses. Our findings reveal that self-commitment significantly enhances career crafting through career adaptability. Additionally, job autonomy was found to influence both the direct relationship between self-commitment and career adaptability, and the indirect relationship between self-commitment and career crafting. This study highlights the pathways linking self-commitment to career crafting, underscoring the importance of career adaptability as a developmental tool facilitated by job autonomy. We recommend that individuals commit to their personal growth to enhance their career adaptability and actively shape their careers. Meanwhile, organizations should focus on promoting job autonomy to foster career development, benefiting both employees and the broader organizational ecosystem.

일반계 고등학생이 지각한 부모의 긍정적 양육태도, 자아존중감, 학업열의, 진로적응력 간의 구조적 관계

Objectives This study was conducted to draw implications that can be used to establish a systematic intervention plan to help the smooth career development of general high school students in Korea. Methods To this purpose, This study used data from the fifth year of the KCYPS 2018 to test how high school students' perceived parental positive nurturing attitude affect their career adaptability through mediating self-esteem and academic engagement by setting up a SEM. Results First, the paths through which parental positive nurturing attitude influenced high school students' self-esteem, academic engagement, and career adaptability, the paths through which self-esteem influenced academic engagement and career adaptability, and the respective paths through which academic engagement influenced career adaptability were all significant and static. Second, there were partial mediation effects of self-esteem and academic engagement on the relationship between high school students' perceived parental positive attitude and career adaptability, and a dual mediation effect in which parental positive nurturing attitude sequentially mediated self-esteem and academic engagement to affect career adaptability. Conclusions The operational and content factors to be considered when conducting career counseling and education in general high schools were suggested.

청소년의 그릿과 미래진로성취의 관계

Objectives This study aimed to investigate whether career adaptability mediates the relationship between grit and future career achievement among adolescents, based on the Career Construction Theory. Methods Utilizing longitudinal data from the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey from the 3rd year (2020) to the 5th year (2022), a total of 1,391 participants were included. The respondents were in the 3rd grade of middle school in the 3rd year, and in the 2nd grade of high school in the 5th year. Results Statistical analysis using SPSS 29.0 and PROCESS MACRO v.43 revealed that career adaptability mediated the relationship between grit and future career achievement. Specifically, higher levels of grit were associated with greater career adaptability, which implies a stronger belief in one's ability to achieve desired occupations in the future. Conclusions The findings underscore the importance of enhancing grit and career adaptability in fostering confidence in future career achievement. Additionally, implications, limitations, and suggestions for youth career education and counseling contexts were discussed.

Intercultural Communication Challenges and the Coping Strategies Among Fresh Graduates in the Vuca Era

Higher education has provided a set of curriculum to equip graduates with complete skill sets to enter the industry. Hard skills, as well as soft skills, are inseparable components for graduates to acquire. Industries today have rapidly changed due to the advancement of technology. Almost every aspect of life is going digital; therefore, graduates have to adapt to the simultaneous and continuous changes. In this situation, intercultural communication competence is one of the skills that will accommodate the fresh graduate to face and overcome challenges in the industry, especially in the VUCA era. All industrial players should adapt to the working cultures and adopt the advanced technological changes. This study explores the experience of fresh graduates in the industry regarding intercultural communication challenges and their coping strategies to overcome the situations. The phases of their adaptation towards the work environment will be addressed as well to understand the context better. Interviews were conducted to explore and understand their experience which eventually categorised to identify strategies that could accommodate the continuously changing situation. This study will contribute to the preparation of graduates to enter the workforce as the study found that there are three main challenges faced among fresh graduates regarding skill mismatch, lack of experience, and career adaptability. Furthermore, intercultural communication competence has contributed to their adaptation and coping strategies towards those challenges in their first job. Keywords: Intercultural competence, fresh graduate, soft skills, VUCA, coping strategies.

The Mediating Effects of Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Academic Resilience or Career Resilience and Career Adaptability of University Students

The Mediating Effects of Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Academic Resilience or Career Resilience and Career Adaptability of University Students

Role of Fathers in developing Career Adapt-abilities among Emerging Adults

Role of Fathers in developing Career Adapt-abilities among Emerging Adults

Self-efficacy and Career Adaptability in Early Career employees

<p><strong>Abstract. </strong>Every company strives to increase efficiency and effectiveness to adapt to competitive developments. One of the efforts made is to prepare employees to compete at work. Career adaptability is necessary for employees to support effective performance, especially for early career employees. Therefore, early career employees need good self-efficacy to support career adaptability. This research aims to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and career adaptability in early-career employees at PT. XYZ. The method used is quantitative with a simple correlational design. Data collection used non-probability sampling with a saturated sampling technique, carried out using a Google form distributed to all PT. XYZ. The research scale consists of the General Self-Efficacy Scale (α =0.932) and the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (α= 0.969). The Spearman Rho correlation test obtained a coefficient value of 0.841 with p(Sig.) = 0.000 (p<0.01) shows that self-efficacy positively relates to career adaptability in early-career employees. Research on self-efficacy and career adaptability in early career employees is expected to provide important information that can be used to improve employee development practices, organizational policies, and future academic literature.</p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em>Self-efficacy; Career Adaptability; Early Career</em>

Career adaptability in higher vocational education: examining crossover effects from headteachers to students

PurposeTo enhance the understanding of the antecedents of students' career adaptability, this study employs the crossover model to explore the potential transfer of career adaptability from headteachers to students and the underlying mechanisms involved.Design/methodology/approachThis study examined the proposed moderated mediation model using matched survey data collected from 37 headteachers and 1,598 students in Chinese higher vocational colleges.FindingsHeadteachers’ career adaptability is positively related to students’ career adaptability via students’ psychological capital. An increased frequency of headteacher–student interactions strengthened the indirect relationship between headteachers' career adaptability and students' career adaptability.Originality/valueThe findings suggest that, under certain conditions, headteachers’ career adaptability could be transferred to students via students’ psychological capital.

Gig Work Self-Efficacy and Its Effects on Flexibility, Career Adoptability, and Adoption in the Metaverse: A Moderated Mediation Model

This study aims to investigate the exciting world of metaverse gig work, exploring how gig work self-efficacy influences their adoption of gig work itself, along with two key factors: work flexibility and career adaptability. We also examine how these factors act as mediators, mediating the relationship between gig work self-efficacy and gig work adoption. Furthermore, this study explores the moderating impact of professional isolation, a feeling of disconnect from virtual colleagues, on this relationship. This study collected data from gig workers from Pakistan, both from freelance settings and established gig work firms. The data were collected from 316 participants by using a convenience sampling approach, our study findings supported our proposed relationships by indicating gig workers with high gig work self-efficacy are more likely to enjoy both the freedom of schedule (gig work flexibility) and the ability to explore different career paths (career adoptability). These benefits act as significant mediators, helping gig workers embrace gig work in the metaverse more readily. However, professional isolation threw a wrench in the works, and gig workers with high self-confidence may encounter challenges in capitalizing on the full potential of flexibility and adoptability within the gig economy. Results show that professional isolation in the online world surprisingly made it harder for gig workers to connect their belief in themselves, and self-efficacy, with important skills like flexibility and adoptability. This study provides insights into gig workers who have significant effects on organizations and the gig economy in the complex world of the metaverse.

A study protocol for a non-randomised evaluation of a growth-based career construction psychosocial intervention for higher education students

BackgroundDespite promising emerging evidence on the protective properties and interrelationships of posttraumatic growth, career adaptability and psychological flexibility, no studies have reported interventions that promote these positive personal resources among higher education students. Nurturing these positive personal resources in future interventions is recommended to holistically address students’ developmental, academic and career-related challenges associated with major transitions. This paper describes (a) the rationale for and development of a tailored growth-based career construction psychosocial intervention, ‘Sailing through Life and My Career Path’ (SLCP) for higher education students; and (b) a mixed-method non-randomised pre-post study to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed psychosocial intervention in achieving positive participant outcomes.Methods and analysisOver a 12-week period, higher education students will be recruited to take part in group and independent learning activities that are tailored to nurture positive personal resources to overcome challenges related to developmental, academic and career-related transitions. Quantitative data will be collected before and after the intervention and will be analysed using SPSS v26. Follow-up semi-structured interviews with participants (students), interventionists (group facilitators), and administrators will be conducted to explore perceptions of the intervention, to understand its process of change, and to determine its feasibility and acceptability in the higher education setting. All interviews will be transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.DiscussionBy filling in a gap in existing intervention research and practice, the proposed study serves to generate new knowledge and insights by evaluating the effectiveness of a tailored psychosocial intervention that responds to the complex needs associated with major life transitions of higher education students.

The relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction, career adaptability and career construction in nursing students: A career construction theory perspective

AimTo determine (i) the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction (competence, relatedness and autonomy), career adaptability and career construction, (ii) the role of career adaptability in this relationship and (iii) the variables that predict career construction in nursing students. BackgroundCareer Construction Theory, which predicts that appropriate career behaviour, facilitated by individual characteristics, promotes a person's career outcomes, has not yet been tested in nursing students. DesignCross-sectional and correlational design. MethodsA total of 536 students who were reached through a snowball sampling method among nursing students in the 2022–2023 academic year in Türkiye constituted the sample of the study. Data were collected online using the Student Information Form, the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale, Career Adapt-Abilities Scale–Short Form and the Student Career Construction Inventory. Data analysis was performed using Model 4 in Hayes' PROCESS Macro and hierarchical linear regression. ResultsAutonomy, competence and relatedness were found to have a direct significant effect on career adaptability and overall career construction score (p<.001). Career adaptability was found to have a partial mediating role in the effect of autonomy, competence and relatedness on overall career construction score (p<.001). When examining the predictor variables for the career construction score, it was found that some variables, such as not having willingly chosen the nursing profession, had a negative effect, while a positive effect was found in the need for competence from the basic psychological needs satisfaction subscales and concern and confidence from the career adaptability subscales (p<.05). ConclusionsNursing educators should ensure that nursing students receive career counseling during their education according to Career Construction Theory to make effective career decisions by allowing them to self-identify and self-discover. Accordingly, career guidance, career education and career counseling initiatives can be implemented in accordance with students' needs.

The impact of technology readiness and adapting behaviours in the workplace: a mediating effect of career adaptability

This study aims to explore the impact of technology readiness (TR) on career adaptability (CA) and adapting behaviours among public sector workers in Ghana. It also examines the mediating role of CA in the relationship between TR and adapting behaviours. The study adopts a quantitative research design using a survey method. A sample of 484 public sector employees from various government agencies and departments in Ghana is selected. The study employed a non-probability sampling procedure that combined convenience and purposeful sampling. The data are analysed using covariance-based structural equation modelling with AMOS v24 to test the hypotheses and the proposed conceptual model. The results show that TR has a positive and significant effect on CA, boundary integration, and job crafting. CA also has a positive and significant effect on boundary integration and job crafting. Furthermore, CA mediates the relationship between TR and the two adapting behaviours. This study is one of the first to investigate the influence of TR on CA and adapting behaviours. It reveals how employees respond to the challenges and opportunities of technological innovation and work transformation. It also provides useful insights and recommendations for enhancing technology adoption and career development among public sector workers, especially in developing countries.

Emotional intelligence: the turnover puzzle unraveled through organizational supportand career adaptability

This research aims to identify and analyze the impact of emotional intelligence on turnover retention at a bank in East Java, Indonesia by considering the mediating role of organizational support, as well as the moderating effect of career adaptability. Data was collected through a questionnaire distributed to frontline employees at one of the banks in East Java. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistical analysis for convenience of data characteristics and inferential data analysis using Structural Equation Model Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) to test contextual relationships between variables. Data collection methods include questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to obtain primary data, while secondary data is obtained from documents, the internet, and literature. The research results show that emotional intelligence does not directly influence turnover intention but has an influence through the mediator Organizational support and is moderated by career adaptation. In conclusion, work environment factors unique to banking significantly impact an employee's decision to stay or leave a job. Organizational support is proven to be an essential mediator, while the level of career adaptability also plays a vital role in employee turnover intensity. Moreover, if an employee has high emotional intelligence and career adaptability is low, they will still have the intensity to leave their job.

Descriptive Study of College Student’s Career Adaptability with An Internship Experience

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine career adaptability among college students with internship experience. Research Methodology: This study used a non-experimental design with a quantitative descriptive method. Respondents in this study were 64 college students with internship experience who were chosen by quota sampling technique. Respondents were asked to fill out a questionnaire on the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale with a reliability of 0.948. Results: The results of the study showed that the career adaptability of 76.6% of college students with an internship experience was categorized as high. Furthermore, the profile of each dimension of career adaptability shows that most college students with internship experience also have a high profile in all dimensions. Limitations: The inability to depict the career adaptability profile of respondents based on all the antecedent factors of career adaptability (adaptivity), such as cognitive ability and self-esteem, as well as other factors like educational institution, socioeconomic status, age, and family circumstances. Contribution: The research contributes by offering insights to guide higher education institutions in facilitating students' internship experiences. Additionally, it provides valuable knowledge to students about the importance of developing a comprehensive career adaptability profile. This understanding, which includes various dimensions of career adaptability, helps students prepare for future career challenges and transitions.