Psychological capital research for relations with career adaptability

Abstract

Special decision, especially in terms of career college years are a critical period in which they make important decisions regarding the future careers of young people s. During this period, the decisions taken regarding the future careers of young people vocational, psychological and physical well-being affects the overall quality of life due to social acceptance. The increasingly complex labor market and fear their entry into professional life are concerned that university students and reduce their good future prospects. The most important concern of our country is to settle on a suitable work students approaching graduation. In the rapidly changing environment of the 21st century, new career models of labor flexibility should emphasize adaptability and lifelong learning.The aim of this study was to investigate the positive psychological capital in the context of career adaptability of University Students. Our research on Dumlupınar University of Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty of education in business administration from randomly selected sample of 374 students were administered the questionnaire.

Psychological Resilience and Self-Esteem Related Components on Career Adaptation and Career Optimism

“…In terms of studies conducted in Turkey, Güner and Emeç (2006) say that optimism increases both academic achievement and life satisfaction. Mercan (2016) examined the effect of positive psychological capital on career adaptation of individuals and found that these positive characteristics increased career adaptation behavior. Positive psychological capital contains features such as resilience, hope, and self-efficacy.…”

The Role of Self-Esteem in Predicting Pedagogical Formation Students’ Career Adaptabilities

“…According to another finding of the study, it was found that the participants who were satisfied with undergraduate education had a significantly higher career adaptability and self-esteem score than not sure and dissatisfied group. Similarly, the relationship between academic satisfaction and profession satisfaction is explored in many parts of the world (Duffy, Douglass and Autin, 2015;Kanten, 2012). Another finding of the study shown that satisfaction with undergraduate program was also related to career adaptability and selfesteem.…”

“…Firstly, the data obtained from the research are quantitative afterwards, a more comprehensive result can be obtained by using a combination of quantitative and qualitative designs together. In the Turkish version of CAAS, 5 items were removed during the adaptation process (Kanten, 2012). This can be seen as a limitation of the measured career adaptability.…”

“…In order to measure participants' career adaptabilities, Turkish adaptation of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) which was developed by Savickas and Porfeli (2012) was used. Adaptation of the Turkish version of CAAS was done by Kanten (2012). Original form of the CAAS is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 24 items and four sub-dimensions.…”

“…affect the career development of individuals (Fasbender et al, 2019;Yeşilyaprak, 2012). Career adaptability, which has been increasingly emphasized by researchers in recent years, is seen as an important variable especially in the transition of individuals from academic life to work life and the success of future career movements (Garcia et al, 2019;Kanten, 2012;Rudolph, Lavigne & Zacher;Maree, 2012;Tak, 2012;Wilkins et al, 2018). Career adaptability can be defined as individuals' ability to cope with unexpected career changes, occupational transitions and potential barriers to work life (Savickas, 2013).…”