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Demirtaş-Zorbaz S, Ulaş Kılıç Ö, Akın Arıkan Ç. Career Adapt-Abilities Scale: Reliability Generalization Meta-Analysis. Psychol Rep 2024:332941241278327. [PMID: 39198020 DOI: 10.1177/00332941241278327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2024]
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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.
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- Department of Guidance and Counselling, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkiye
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- The National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales, Berkshire, UK
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Parola A, Marcionetti J. Profiles of Career Indecision: A Person-Centered Approach with Italian Late Adolescents. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ 2024; 14:1437-1450. [PMID: 38785593 PMCID: PMC11120456 DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe14050095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Choosing career paths in today's contemporary labor market complexity is becoming more and more challenging for adolescents and young people. Career indecision could take over, and assessing its facets could guide career interventions to support the career decision-making process. To create increasingly tailored career guidance interventions, using a person-centered approach, this study aimed to understand whether profiles of late adolescents based on their career decision-making difficulties might be circumscribed. A total of 776 Italian late adolescents took part in this study. The assessment of career decision-making difficulties was conducted through the Career Decision-Making Questionnaire (CDDQ). To determine the optimal number of profiles, a Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) using the stepwise approach was used. Moreover, a multinomial logistic regression was conducted to study whether school grade and sex predicted profile membership. LPA revealed a four-profile model: "Lower Indecision" (Profile 1, 39%), "High Indecision" (Profile 2, 23%), "Very High Indecision" (Profile 3, 7%) and "Moderate Indecision" (Profile 4, 31%). Being enrolled in the last year of high school significantly predicted belonging to Profile 2 and Profile 3. Practical implications were discussed in light of these findings.
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- Anna Parola
- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Education and Learning, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, 6600 Locarno, Switzerland;
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Yiming Y, Shi B, Kayani S, Biasutti M. Examining the relationship between self-efficacy, career development, and subjective wellbeing in physical education students. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8551. [PMID: 38609464 PMCID: PMC11014916 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59238-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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We investigated the relationship between self-efficacy and career development via subjective well-being of students majoring in physical education. Life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect were the componennts of subjective well-being. Participants were the 1381 adolescents with major in physical education with an age range of 18-22 years (Mage = 19.5 ± 1; females = 34.76%). Hayes PROCESS model was used to develop a multiple mediation model. The results suggest that higher self-efficacy leads to better career development. Further, a significant mediating role was played by negative and positive affect in case of the relationship between self-efficacy and career exploration, but life-satisfaction is not significant mediator. Conversely, life satisfaction and positive affect are significant mediators between self-efficacy and career adaptability but negative affect is not. The findings suggest that self-efficacy and subjective well-being benefit career development of adolescents in the physical education field.
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- Yikeranmu Yiming
- Physical Education School, Shaanxi Normal University, 710000, Xi'an, China
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- Physical Education School, Shaanxi Normal University, 710000, Xi'an, China.
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- Department of Applied Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology (FISPPA), University of Padova, 35139, Padova, Italy.
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Sgaramella TM, Ferrari L. Developmental Assets and Career Development in the Educational System: Integrating Awareness of Self-Identity, Knowledge of the World of Work and the SDGs in School Programs. Behav Sci (Basel) 2024; 14:109. [PMID: 38392462 PMCID: PMC10886076 DOI: 10.3390/bs14020109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Individuals are embedded within systems that possess contextual or ecological developmental assets. Psychosocial assets refer to beliefs that enable positive responses to challenging situations and growth despite adversity, such as hope and a future orientation towards positive attitudes and expectations, as well as persistence and the ability to thrive. Career-related assets refer to career-related resources that characterize career decision-making processes and the world of work, such as the ability to negotiate transitions successfully as well as to tolerate and cope with uncertainty by increasing one's flexibility and autonomy. This study investigated the effectiveness of two sets of psychoeducational activities in promoting positive attitudes and resources, developmental assets that are useful to strengthen students' personal resources and shaping their future. This study also highlighted sensitivity to change in personal and career-related developmental assets. Using a mixed design approach, 108 students with an average age of 13.91 years were asked to participate in two psychoeducational activities. The first activity focused on developing a positive future self-identity and the second activity on career exploration and knowledge about the world of work. The results show that each of these two activities support the development of psychological assets as well as of a perspective that addresses complex dynamics and that may reduce inequalities.
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- Teresa Maria Sgaramella
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 14, 35137 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 14, 35137 Padova, Italy
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Lee S. The impacts of college educational satisfaction and helpfulness of career support on life satisfaction among Korean youth: The mediating role of mental health. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0296702. [PMID: 38181011 PMCID: PMC10769088 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the structural relationships between college educational satisfaction, the helpfulness of career support, and mental health, and how these factors influence the life satisfaction of late adolescents and young adults. The study utilized data from 550 Korean individuals 18-24 years of age who have experienced going to college, collected in the "2021 Youth Socio-Economic Reality Survey" conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute. Data analysis was conducted with SmartPLS 3.0 software, using a structural equation model with the partial least squares method. The mediating impact of mental health was validated using bootstrapping. The study yielded several key findings. First, college educational satisfaction, the helpfulness of career support, and mental health all exerted a significant and positive influence on the life satisfaction of young people. Second, college educational satisfaction was found to significantly positively affect youth's mental health. Third, mental health was identified as playing a significant positive mediating role in the connection between college educational satisfaction and the life satisfaction of young people. The study underscores the importance of enhancing mental health, alongside improving college educational satisfaction and career support, to boost the life satisfaction of young people. Suggestions based on these findings are discussed.
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- Sangmi Lee
- Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Dongyang University, Yeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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Zhou M, Li J, Yang M. Unlocking green growth challenges: role of green HRM, green career adaptability, and green career success. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:113835-113845. [PMID: 37853217 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30129-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Multiple industries face challenges in achieving green growth that needs a fix. This research presents an alternative explanation for the acquisition of green growth using the perspective of employees of manufacturing industries. Thus, the study examines the role of green HRM, green career adaptability, and green career success in achieving green growth. Green growth drivers can construct green infrastructures for developing green aspects in economic sectors such as power generation, transportation, and the residential sector. We inquired Chinese SME employees to fill out a closed-ended online survey. PLS-SEM techniques are used to estimate how the study will turn out. According to the results, green career adaptability plays a big part in green HRM and career success. It also plays a significant role in bringing the two together. The results shown that green HRM, adapting to a green career and doing well in a green career, all help green growth in manufacturing SMEs in China. The study's results are strong in their ability to explain. This is especially true in the academic world, where people who can adapt to setbacks and have a green career are likelier to have a good career in organizations that care about the environment. By doing this, the study also helps guide the strategic development goals (SDGs) for climate action and environmental management by acquiring green growth. So, the study makes different suggestions for what to do.
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- Mi Zhou
- School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Xinjiang Tianfu Jinyang New Energy Co., Ltd, Xinjiang, 832000, China.
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- Law School of Shihezi University, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Ding Y, Li J. Risk perception of coronavirus disease 2019 and career adaptability among college students: the mediating effect of hope and sense of mastery. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1210672. [PMID: 37649684 PMCID: PMC10464948 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1210672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has not only caused widespread economic recession but also had a serious negative impact on the employment of college students. However, little is known about the relationship and mechanisms between the risk perception of COVID-19 and career adaptability. This study aimed to examine whether the risk perception of COVID-19 is associated with career adaptability directly and indirectly through hope and a sense of mastery in college students. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 594 Chinese college students aged 16 to 25, who completed assessments on risk perception of COVID-19, career adaptability, hope, and sense of mastery. The results showed that susceptibility was negatively associated with career confidence, control, and curiosity; moreover, susceptibility indirectly affected career adaptability (including concern, confidence, control, and curiosity) through the sense of mastery; uncontrollable indirectly affected career concern through hope; and uncontrollable indirectly affected career adaptability (including concern, confidence, control, and curiosity) through hope and the sense of mastery. The findings emphasize the role of hope and a sense of mastery in the career adaptability of college students and reveal the necessity of improving hope and a sense of mastery to promote college students' career development. "Implications and limitations are discussed".
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- Yadong Ding
- Institute of Educational Economics and Management, School of Public Policy and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Emergency Management, School of Public Policy and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Shi H. The generation mechanism underlying the career decision-making difficulties faced by undergraduates in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study based on SCCT theory. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1154243. [PMID: 37377699 PMCID: PMC10291063 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1154243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, the record number of graduates in China and pressure resulting from the economic downturn have led to low confidence in employment among college students, and the difficulties associated with career decision-making have gradually developed into a psychological barrier to the successful employment of Chinese college students. Using the "purposive sampling" approach to qualitative research, this study selected 20 undergraduates exhibiting delayed employment from a university as our research sample and used the career self-management model of social cognitive career theory (SCCT) as an analytical framework to conduct semistructured interviews with the aim of exploring influencing factors associated with and generation mechanism underlying the career decision-making difficulties experienced by Chinese undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the career self-management model of SCCT theory, the four variables of individual, parents, peers and social environment influence Chinese undergraduates' career decision-making difficulties. On this basis, this study proposes a multivariable and single-subject generation mechanism to explain undergraduates' career decision-making difficulties and tries to explicate the mental changes associated with the career decision-making difficulties encountered by undergraduates exhibiting delayed employment by reference to mind sponge theory.
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Oliveira ÍM, de Castro I, Silva AD, Taveira MDC. Social-Emotional Skills, Career Adaptability, and Agentic School Engagement of First-Year High School Students. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:ijerph20085597. [PMID: 37107879 PMCID: PMC10139061 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20085597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The transition to the first year of high school constitutes a critical moment because it corresponds to the implementation of a career choice, which can impact students' satisfaction and psychosocial adjustment. The career construction model of adaptation holds potential to explain how students adapt to high school, by suggesting linkages among adaptive readiness, resources, responses, and results. However, research applying the career construction model to school transitions, combining social-emotional, career, and academic variables is still needed. This study explores the roles that social-emotional skills (an indicator of adaptive readiness) and career adaptability (an indicator of adaptability resources) play in explaining first-year high school students' agentic school engagement (an indicator of adapting responses). Measures of social-emotional skills, career adaptability, and school engagement were completed by 136 students (63.2% girls; M age = 15.68). Results from the hierarchical linear regression analysis suggest that social-emotional skills and career adaptability explain 32% of the variance and significantly contribute to explaining agentic school engagement. These findings seem illustrative of the potential of the career construction model of adaptation to deepen knowledge and understanding about the transition to high school and the implementation of career choices. Aligned with the literature, this study supports the calls for integrative psychological practices that acknowledge social-emotional, career, and academic variables when fostering students' psychosocial adjustment.
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- Íris M. Oliveira
- Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Centre for Philosophical and Humanistic Studies, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4710 Braga, Portugal;
- Association of Psychology, University of Minho, 4710 Braga, Portugal; (I.d.C.); (A.D.S.)
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- Association of Psychology, University of Minho, 4710 Braga, Portugal; (I.d.C.); (A.D.S.)
- School of Psychology, University of Minho, 4710 Braga, Portugal
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- Association of Psychology, University of Minho, 4710 Braga, Portugal; (I.d.C.); (A.D.S.)
- School of Psychology, University of Minho, 4710 Braga, Portugal
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- Association of Psychology, University of Minho, 4710 Braga, Portugal; (I.d.C.); (A.D.S.)
- School of Psychology, University of Minho, 4710 Braga, Portugal
- Correspondence:
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The Influence of Individual and Contextual Factors on the Vocational Choices of Adolescents and Their Impact on Well-Being. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:bs13030233. [PMID: 36975258 PMCID: PMC10045217 DOI: 10.3390/bs13030233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Adolescents who have to make decisions regarding their future career or academic path can be greatly influenced by parental expectations and other individual and contextual factors. The aim of this study is to explore the impact of adolescent–parent career congruence on adolescents’ well-being and future intention to enroll in a university course. The recruitment of participants took place through a combination of convenience sampling and snowball sampling. A sample of 142 high school students who are managing their decisions for the future completed an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed through a path analysis (SEM) with observed variables, and different indices were evaluated to check the model goodness of fit. The data show that congruence with parents’ wishes has a significant effect on academic motivation, work hope and mattering, which in turn have a positive and significant effect on both future intentions to undertake university studies and on the participants’ occupational well-being. In line with past studies, our results demonstrate correlations between adolescent–parent career congruence in career exploration and decision making, pointing out in particular the influence due to complementary congruence with mothers. Furthermore, our study underscores the important role played by both individual and contextual factors in adolescent well-being and intentions for their future. Finally, implications for the practice of vocational guidance practitioners are discussed.
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LeBlanc JE, Lyons ST. Helicopter parenting during emerging adulthood: Consequences for career identity and adaptability. Front Psychol 2022; 13:886979. [PMID: 36211870 PMCID: PMC9532949 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.886979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study explores the relationship between parental over involvement and the career development of emerging adults. Specifically, it investigates how emerging adults’ career meta competencies of vocational identity formation and career adaptability relate to perceived helicopter parenting. Participants included 491 emerging adults studying in a Canadian University (74.1% female, average age = 20.4 years old). We begin by reviewing the commonalities between helicopter parenting and other parenting constructs and styles. Next, using structural equation modeling, we explore the relationships between perceived helicopter parenting and the components of vocational identity (exploration: in depth exploration, in breadth; commitment: career commitment, identification with commitment; and reconsideration: career self doubt, career flexibility) and career adaptability, as well as the relationships between identity components and career adaptability. Third, we explore the association between perceived helicopter parenting and identity status progress (i.e., achievement, foreclosure, moratorium, undifferentiated, and searching moratorium). Results indicate that individuals reporting higher levels of perceived helicopter parenting experience significantly lower levels of career adaptability and in-depth exploration. Furthermore, these individuals report higher levels of career self doubt and are more likely to be in the vocational identity status of searching moratorium. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.
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- Joshua E. LeBlanc
- Department of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations, Dhillon School of Business, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
- *Correspondence: Joshua E. LeBlanc,
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- Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Chuang YT, Huang TH, Lin SY, Chen BC. The influence of motivation, self-efficacy, and fear of failure on the career adaptability of vocational school students: Moderated by meaning in life. Front Psychol 2022; 13:958334. [PMID: 36211846 PMCID: PMC9534183 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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It is an important issue for vocational school students to have good adaptability for their future life. This study combines career construction theory and self-determination theory to construct a model to explore the relationship between the "motivation," "self-efficacy," "fear of failure," "career adaptability," and "meaning in life" of vocational school students. This study used a secondary data research method and retrieved a total of 2,377 data from vocational school students in Taiwan from the perspective of data exploration using PISA 2018 data, which was validated by the partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM). The following results were obtained: (1) Vocational students were afraid that failure would have a negative impact on their career adaptability. (2) Motivation and Self-efficacy had a positive effect on career adaptability. (3) Motivation positively affected fear of failure. (4) Self-efficacy negatively affected fear of failure. (5) Meaning in life could positively moderate the effect of self-efficacy on fear of failure. (6) However, there was no statistical difference in the moderating effect of meaning in life on the relationship between motivation and fear of failure. First, fear of failure negatively affected career adaptability, while motivation and self-efficacy positively affected career adaptability; compared to the three effects, the negative effect of fear of failure may not be as great as expected. Second, motivation is like a double-edged sword as it improves adaptability, but it also comes with an increased fear of failure. On the contrary, self-efficacy can simultaneously improve the career adaptability of vocational students and reduce their fear of failure. Therefore, the development of self-efficacy should be given priority over motivation in the career adaptability enhancement strategy of vocational students. Finally, the meaning of life can positively moderate the negative influence of self-efficacy on the fear of failure. In other words, for vocational students with a low sense of self-efficacy, perhaps life education can be used instead as a strategy to reduce their fear of failure.
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- Ya-Ting Chuang
- Department of Education Curriculum and Instruction, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Academic Affairs Office, National Nanke International Experimental High School, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Education, Educational Entrepreneurship and Management, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Physical Education Research and Development Center, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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Parola A, Marcionetti J, Sica LS, Donsì L. The effects of a non-adaptive school-to-work transition on transition to adulthood, time perspective and internalizing and externalizing problems. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 42:1-15. [PMID: 36090913 PMCID: PMC9449955 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03605-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The 21st-century world of work complexity is considered a health risk factor for young people. Due to the economic crisis, globalization, and challenges of post-industrial society, 28.8% of Italian young people experience the NEET condition. The study aims to understand the psychological factors associated with the NEET status, specifically the self-perception of transition to adulthood, the future time perspective, and the effects on health in terms of internalizing and externalizing problems. To this end, 450 young people (150 students, 150 employees, 150 NEET) were involved. Moreover, the study has also highlighted that socio-demographic characteristics can play a role in the relationship between the NEET status and these outcomes. The results show that the NEET condition is associated with a negative vision about the future, a low self-perception of transition to adulthood, and internalizing and externalizing health problems. Starting from findings, implications regarding intervention models and future research directions are discussed.
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- Anna Parola
- University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Via Porta di Massa, 1, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Locarno, Switzerland
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- University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Jemini-Gashi L, Kelmendi K. Differences in career decision-making and related factors between adolescent migrant returnees and adolescents without migration experience. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03596-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zhang L, Zhang Y. Family influence and career calling: The mediating role of work passion and career exploration. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA 2022. [DOI: 10.2989/16073614.2021.2017160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Leigang Zhang
- School of Psychology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China
- School of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- School of Psychology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China
- Hohhot Vocational College, Hohhot, China
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Fusco L, Parola A, Sica LS. Life Design for Youth as a Creativity-Based Intervention for Transforming a Challenging World. Front Psychol 2021; 12:662072. [PMID: 34017294 PMCID: PMC8129198 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.662072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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