Implementation of career construction model of adaptation with Turkish University students: a two-study paper

Yıldız-Akyol E., Öztemel K.

CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.41, sa.12, ss.8333-8344, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12144-021-01482-4
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, BIOSIS, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.8333-8344
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Career construction model of adaptation, Adaptavity, Adaptability, Adapting, Adaptation, Academic satisfaction, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, ACADEMIC SATISFACTION, LIFE SATISFACTION, ADAPTABILITY, SCHOOL, ACHIEVEMENT, VALIDATION, ADAPTIVITY, SPAN
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this research is to gather information regarding the validity of the Student Career Construction Inventory (SCCI) among university students in order to examine the relation between adaptive readiness, adaptability resources, adapting responses and adaptation results. This research is composed of two different studies. Within the scope of Study 1, the validity of the SCCI was analyzed with a sample of Turkish university students (254 participants in total; 190 female, 64 male). On the other hand, within the scope of Study 2, structural equation modelling was utilized to test the career construction model of adaptation empirically. The participants of Study 2 were composed of 553 university students (429 female, 124 male) none of whom participated in Study 1. The first study involved translating SCCI into Turkish and testing the psychometric properties of the scale. The results have demonstrated that SCCI is a valid and reliable scale to be used for Turkish university students. During the second study, the career construction model of adaptation was used to empirically tested. The results of the structural equation modelling supported the career construction model of adaptation showed that adaptation results were affected by adaptive readiness, adaptability resources, and adapting responses sequentially and directly. By examining how Turkish University students construct their career, this investigation advances existing research from a different cultural perspective.