Career success criteria and locus of control as indicators of adaptive readiness in the career adaptation model

Wenxia Zhou, Yanjun Guan, Lu Xin, Miranda Chi Kuan Mak, Yufan Deng

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Abstract

The present research had two goals. The first goal was to identify additional individual characteristics that may contribute to adaptive readiness. The second goal was to test if these characteristics fit the career adaptation model of readiness to resources to responses. We examined whether career success criteria (measured at Time 1) and career locus of control (measured at Time 1) would contribute to adaptivity and predict university students' career decision-making self-efficacy (measured at Time 2) through the mediation of career adaptability (measured at Time 1). Results based on a two-wave survey among a sample of 437 Chinese university students showed that the criteria of intrinsic fulfillment and work-life balance, as well as internal career locus of control positively predicted Chinese university students' career adaptability, which in turn predicted career decision-making self-efficacy. These findings support the career adaption model and carry implications for career construction theory and university students' career development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124-130
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Vocational Behavior
Volume94
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Career adaptability
  • Career decision-making self-efficacy
  • Career locus of control
  • Career success criteria

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Applied Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Life-span and Life-course Studies

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