Career Adapt-Abilities Scale Research Articles

The impact of future orientation and social support on career adaptability

Career adaptability is a crucial aspect for students, particularly those in urban settings, in their career development. Future orientation and social support are known to predict career adaptability. The study explores the impact of future orientation and social support on students' career adaptability. This study involved 300 participants aged 17-24. Utilizing validated scales, including the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale, Future Orientation Scale, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the research employed multiple regression analysis for data analysis. Results indicate that both future orientation and social support significantly influence career adaptability. Future orientation partially affects adaptability, while social support does not have a partial effect. The findings underscore the importance of future orientation and social support in fostering career adaptability among students. This study offers valuable insights into the factors contributing to students' readiness to navigate challenges in the workplace, shedding light on areas for further exploration in career development research.

THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON CAREER ADAPTABILITY IN FRESH GRADUATE IN PADANG CITY

This research aims to find out whether there is an influence of social support on career adaptability in fresh graduates in Padang City. Career adaptability itself is a person's readiness to complete predictable tasks and participate in work roles, as well as being able to master unexpected situations that may occur due to changes in work and working conditions. This research received 230 fresh graduate respondents, including 125 female respondents and 105 male respondents. The technique used to collect subjects was purposive sampling. This research uses a quantitative method where data is collected through distributing questionnaires. Data was collected from two scales, namely the career adaptability scale which consists of 22 items with a reliability coefficient of 0.847 and the social support scale which consists of 12 items with a reliability coefficient of 0.835. Data analysis was carried out using simple linear regression techniques. Based on data analysis using simple linear regression techniques, it was found that the correlation value was r = 847. From the output, the coefficient of determination (R Squere) was 0.717, the calculated F value was 578.824 with a significance level of 0.000 < 0.05. It can be concluded that social support has a positive influence. positive and significant impact on career adaptability of fresh graduates in Padang City.

Tailoring of the career adaptabilities scale for Indonesian youth

This research delves into the validation of the Indonesian version of the Career Adaptabilities Scale (CAAS), with a particular focus on young Indonesians aged 10 to 24 years. The original CAAS, already translated into various languages, required thorough validation for effective use among Indonesian youth. By employing Rasch analysis and involving 1953 adolescents (Mean Age = 17.2, Standard Deviation = 2.61) from 20 provinces in Indonesia, the study tested the scale’s relevance to this demographic. The findings confirmed the suitability of all original CAAS items for Indonesian young people, leading to the validation of the ID-CAAS. This adaptation represents a significant advancement in assessing and fostering career adaptability in Indonesian youth, with the adaptation tailored to their unique cultural and career aspirations.

Career Adapt-Abilities Scale: Reliability Generalization Meta-Analysis.

The concept of career adaptability emerged from the broader field of career development theory and has received increasing attention in the past two decades. To measure career adaptability, there are different scale development studies in the literature, but the most widely used and preferred one is the Career Adapt-abilities Scale developed by Savickas and Porfeli. Therefore, in the present study, the general reliability of the Career Adapt-abilities Scale was measured through meta-analysis. One hundred forty nine study (N = 82519) were included in the analyses. For the CAAS overall score, the average reliability coefficient among the 171 reliability estimations was high. However, reliability estimates in the studies included in the research show high heterogeneity. As a result of the moderator analysis, it was concluded that reliability estimates of these scores differ by item level, culture, language, category of items, different forms of CAAS, age, and SD. Regarding the application of the CAAS in research, the consequences of these findings are discussed in light of the relevant literature.

Study on the Relationship Between Parental Autonomy Support, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Career Adaptability of High School Students

This study investigates the relationship between parental autonomy support, academic self-efficacy, and career adaptability of high school students in the context of the new college entrance examination system. Using the Career Adaptability Scale, the Parental Autonomy Support Questionnaire, and the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, this research tested 440 first-year high school students from four schools in Sichuan Province. The results reveal that (1) parental autonomy support significantly positively predicts career adaptability, indicating that more autonomy support from parents correlates with higher levels of career adaptability in students; (2) parental autonomy support not only directly predicts career adaptability but also affects it through the mediation of academic self-efficacy in students, which plays a partial mediating role.

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Psychological Flexibility Trainingon Enhancing Career Adaptability in High School Students

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a psychological flexibility training course based on the Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) DNA-V model in enhancing psychological flexibility and career adaptability among high school students, and to offer a reference for psychological health services. Methods: Collaborating with a high school in Chengdu, 110 second-year students were randomly assigned into three groups: a DNA-V face-to-face group (33 students), a DNA-V online group (40 students), and a control group receiving standard psychological education (37 students). The intervention consisted of a six-session course, with assessments using the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth and the Career Adaptability Scale conducted before, one week after, and two months after the sessions. Results: Data analyzed via linear mixed models showed that the face-to-face group experienced significant improvements in psychological flexibility and career adaptability at one week and two months post-intervention (P<0.01), with no significant changes noted between these two times. The online group saw no significant changes, and the control group s gains reverted to baseline after two months. Conclusion: The face-to-face DNA-V course effectively enhanced psychological flexibility and career adaptability for at least two months, underscoring its potential for integration into student mental health programs.

The relationships among career adaptability, career commitment, career identity, and career well-being in Chinese nursing undergraduates: A longitudinal study

Exploring the longitudinal relationship between career adaptability, career commitment, career identity, and career well-being among Chinese undergraduate nursing students. A mediation effect analysis was performed. The Career Adaptability Scale, the Chinese version of Career commitment, the Career identity Scale, and the Career well-being Scale were used as research instruments. Six hundred ninety-two nursing students were followed up in two waves to explore the relationships among career adaptability, career commitment, career identity, and career well-being. Model comparison was performed to explore the differences in such relationships between low and high-career interests. Career commitment at T1 mediated the relationship between career adaptability at T1 and career identity at T2 and that between career adaptability at T1 and career well-being at T2. Significant differences were observed between the mediation models of nursing students with high and low career interests. Career commitment plays a longitudinal mediator role in the relationship between career adaptability and career identity and the relationship between career adaptability and career well-being.

Personnel Psychology and Security

The personnel selection based on ethnoreligious factors, with the readoption of Fulani herders, bandits, and unknown shooters into the defense organization, has challenged Nigerian troops’ perceived individual employability, perceived work ability, and fit between person and vocation. Also, these have made personnel career adaptability a severe challenge for Nigerian soldiers. We examined person-job fit as a moderator in the associations of perceived individual employability, perceived work ability, and career adaptability. Two hundred and fifty-two Nigerian military personnel between eighteen and sixty years of age (M = 39; SD = .964) participated in the study. Through purposeful and convenient sampling techniques, we collected data using the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale, the Self-Perceived Individual Employability Scale, the Perceived Work Ability Scale, and the Person-Job-Fit Scale. Our findings showed that individual employability, perceived work ability, and person-job fit significantly predict military personnel’s career adaptation. Person-job fit moderated the association of perceived individual employability and military career adaptation. However, it did not influence the association between perceived work ability and military career adaptation. Our study showed that person-job fit, individual employability with work ability, and career adaptation are prerequisites for enlistment, deployment for combat, and well-being after combat experiences. Practical implications are that the insecurity challenges in Nigeria would have been mitigated if defense organizations had selected enlisted personnel for military work and deployment based on work ability, employability, and person-job fit so that they could quickly adapt to their careers and fight these insecurity challenges. Also, our study suggests that educational qualifications are not essential for military enlistment and deployment. We highlighted our study’s limitations and suggested further work on the topic.

Optimising Career Adaptability for Post-Internship Students Islamic Religious College: The Role of Work Values and Social Support

A discrepancy between individual values and social support received influences a low degree of career adaptability. This research 122 post-internship students enrolled at the State Islamic Religious College in Sumatra, Indonesia. Work Values Inventory, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) were employed as the research instruments using a quantitative design, and multiple regression analysis was adopted to analyse the data. The results showed a significant positive relationship between work values, social support, and career adaptability. Furthermore, the regression model predicted 64.1% of career adaptability, highlighting the synergistic effect of the variables. The results underscored the potential of career counselling interventions in empowering post-internship students by providing essential skills and knowledge for successful career navigation. Implications for career counselling were also discussed, and future analysis was suggested.

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>

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.

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.

Association of 2D:4D finger length ratio of People Working in different professions with personality traits

BackgroundThe ratio of the index finger (2nd finger) to the ring finger (4th finger) (2D:4D) can give information about harmony between personality and career of individuals. The developing technology makes it difficult to choose a profession. AimThis study aims to contribute to the career choice of individuals by analyzing the relationship between the 2D:4D finger digit ratio and personality traits of individuals working in different professions (Educator, Worker, Housewife, Civil servant, Healthcare professional/EWHCH). MethodThe participants were three hundred twenty-five individuals living in the province of Malatya. The SPSS 26.0 software was utilized in the data analysis. The p value of 0.05 was accepted as significance level in comparison tests. ResultsA statistically significant difference was determined between the participants, who had the 2D shorter than the 4D in right hand, in terms of professional groups (p < 0.05). In healthcare workers, a low level (r = 0.305) positive correlation was found between right hand 2D4D and both control (r = 0.264) and curiosity and left hand 2D:4D, and a low level (r = 0.255) negative correlation was found between Conscientiousness and right hand 2D:4D in housewives. There was a statistically significant difference between the groups (educator, worker, housewife, civil servant, healthcare professional) in terms of total score of the Five-Factor Personality Inventory (FFPI) and scores of extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience subscales (p < 0.05). A weak positive statistically significant correlation was detected between the healthcare professionals’ score of Career Adapt-abilities Scale (CAAS) control subscale and the right-hand 2D:4D ratio. Conclusions: It is suggested to investigate the 2D:4D ratio over different professional groups. The present study is important since it gives information about personality and associates such information with the 2D:4D ratio.

The Role of Career Adaptability and Academic Engagement in College Student's Life Satisfaction.

Career adaptability and academic engagement are important processes in higher education. However, the relationship between these processes and their potential role in students' life satisfaction still needs to be addressed. The present study aims to explore the role of career adaptability and academic engagement on higher education students' life satisfaction. This study included 201 participants, 156 women (77.6%) and 45 men (22.4%), aged between 18 and 55 years (M = 21.13, SD = 4.51). Students answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale, the University Student Engagement Inventory, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Positive and statistically significant correlations between career adaptability and academic engagement, as well as between these variables and life satisfaction, were found. The results of a hierarchical linear regression analysis suggested that career adaptability and academic engagement statistically significantly contribute to explaining variations in life satisfaction. This study may lead to a better understanding of the relationship between academic, emotional, and career processes. It may also stimulate integrative psychological practices in higher education settings.

The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Career Decision-Making Difficulties: Mediation Role of Career Adaptability of University Students

Rapid changes in the global marketplace and invisible pressures have made career decision-making challenging for students. This article explores the relationship between emotional intelligence and career decision difficulties, as well as the mediating role of career adaptability, in a cross-sectional study conducted among students. A total of 265 students from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Mage = 19.99; SD = 1.46) were randomly selected and participated through an online questionnaire. The study employed the Career Decision-making Difficulties Questionnaire, which includes 34 questions to assess career decision-making difficulties; the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, comprising 16 items to measure emotional intelligence; and the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale - Short Form with 12 items to evaluate career adaptability. The findings reveal two primary outcomes: (1) emotional intelligence significantly negatively impacts career decision difficulties (effect = -0.15, p &lt; .05, 95% CI = [-0.29, -0.01]), and (2) career adaptability significantly mediates this relationship (effect = -0.11, 95% CI = [-0.20, -0.02]). These results suggest that enhancing emotional intelligence and career adaptability may facilitate improved career decision-making among students.

Academic Satisfaction and Meaning in Life: The Mediating Roles of Personal Growth Initiative and Career Adaptability

The present study examined the relationship between academic satisfaction and meaning in life. To further explain the relationship between these factors, we examined personal growth initiative and career adaptability as mediator variables. A total of 691 undergraduate students were invited as participants. They completed the following four inventories: the Meaning in Life Scale, the Academic Satisfaction Scale, the Career Adaptability Scale, and the Personal Growth Initiative Scale. The results indicated the following: (a) Chinese undergraduate students’ academic satisfaction could positively predict their presence of meaning in life and search for meaning in life. (b) The relationship between academic satisfaction and presence of meaning in life among Chinese undergraduate students was mediated by personal growth initiative and career adaptability, but the relationship between academic satisfaction and searching for meaning in life among Chinese undergraduate students was only mediated by personal growth initiative. This study demonstrated that academic satisfaction promoted meaning in life not only directly but also indirectly through the mediating effect of personal growth initiative and career adaptability.

The Mediating Role of Career Futures between Prospective Teachers’ Career Calling and Career Adaptability

This study aims to evaluate the mediating role of career futures in the relationship between prospective teachers' career adaptability and career calling. This aim was carried out according to the quantitative research patterns relational model. The sample of this study consists of 225 prospective teachers between 18 and 39 years of age ( = 21.49, SD = 1.81). Data were collected using the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale, Career Futures Inventory, and Career Calling Scale. The two-stage Structural Equation Modeling technique tested the hypothetically determined model. Accordingly, the measurement model was first examined. Afterwards, the structural model was tested. In this model test, the Maximum Likelihood estimation technique was used. Bootstrapping analysis showed that this indirect effect was significant in 1,000 bootstrapping samples. As a result of the model test, it was determined that the career futures partially mediate the relationship between career adaptability and career calling. In line with the findings of this study, recommendations for future researchers and practitioners are presented

Hubungan antara psychological capital dan career adaptability anggota Dit Samapta Polda

Every individual will go through an exploration stage in their career where individuals still consider their talents, interests and educational background for their careers. There are career obstacles faced by individuals at the beginning of their careers, encouraging them to have career adaptability skills. This research is a correlational quantitative study that aims to determine the relationship between psychological capital and career adaptability at the beginning of the career of members of Dit Samapta Polda. Subjects in this study were 203 members, aged 19-23 years. This study used two measuring instruments, Psychological Capital Questionnaire Scale (PCQ) and the Career Adapt-Ability Scale (CAAS). Based on the correlation analysis using Rank Spearman, it was found that there was a positive and significant relationship between psychological capital and career adaptability with (ρ = 0,433) and sig. (2-tailed) = (0,000) so that the higher the psychological capital, the higher the career adaptability.

Expanding career adaptability: connections as a critical component of career success

PurposeSubjective career success has been widely researched by academics and researchers as it provides job and career satisfaction that can lead to the perceived life satisfaction of employees, as well as their engagement in organizations. This study demonstrates that subjective career success depends not merely on career adaptability but also on the connections people build throughout their professional lives.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted in the socioeconomic context of Latvia with a sample size of 390 respondents. Interpersonal behavioral factors from the perception of career success measure and the influence of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) on subjective career success (two statements from Gaile et al., 2020) were used. The constructed research model was tested using the SPSS 28 and WarpPLS 8.0 software tools. The primary data analysis method used was partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Then 12 moderators and their effects on the main relationships of the model were reviewed.FindingsThe study confirms that relationships at work have the most significant effect on subjective career success, followed by control behaviors and curiosity behaviors. Moreover, a list of significant and insightful moderation effects was found, most significantly the relationship between connections and subjective career success.Originality/valueUntil now, the CAAS was not integrated with the behaviors and attitudes that depict the social relationships of individuals at work. This study aims to narrow this gap by exploring whether (and, if so, how) career adaptability and interpersonal relationships in the workplace (i.e. professional connections) contribute to subjective career success.

The effects of clinical learning environment and career adaptability on resilience: A mediating analysis based on a survey of nursing interns.

The resilience education of intern nursing students has significant implications for the development and improvement of the nursing workforce. The clinical internship period is a critical time for enhancing resilience. To evaluate the resilience level of Chinese nursing interns and explore the effects of factors affecting resilience early in their careers, focusing on the mediating roles of career adaptability between clinical learning environment and resilience. The cross-sectional study design was adopted. From March 2022 to May 2023, 512 nursing interns in tertiary care hospitals were surveyed online with the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Clinical Learning Environment Scale for Nurse and the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale. Structural equation modelling was used to clarify the relationships among these factors. Indirect effects were tested using bootstrapped confidence intervals. The nursing interns showed a moderately high level of resilience [M (SD) = 70.15 (19.90)]. Gender, scholastic attainment, scholarship, career adaptability and clinical learning environment were influencing factors of nursing interns' resilience. Male interns with good academic performance showed higher levels of resilience. Career adaptability and clinical learning environment positively and directly affected their resilience level (β = 0.62, 0.18, respectively, p < .01). Career adaptability was also positively affected by the clinical learning environment (β = 0.36, p < .01), and mediated the effect of clinical learning environment on resilience (β = 0.22, p < .01). Clinical learning environment can positively affect the resilience level of nursing interns. Career adaptability can affect resilience directly and also play a mediating role between clinical learning environment and resilience. Thus, promotion of career adaptability and clinical teaching environment should be the potential strategies for nursing interns to improve their resilience, especially for female nursing interns with low academic performance.