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

Zhou, W.; Guan, Y.; Xin, L.; Mak, M.C.K.; Deng, Y.

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.

Citation

Zhou, W., Guan, Y., Xin, L., Mak, M., & Deng, Y. (2016). Career success criteria and locus of control as indicators of adaptive readiness in the career adaptation model. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 94, 124-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2016.02.015

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 20, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Feb 23, 2016
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: May 19, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 23, 2018
• Journal: Journal of Vocational Behavior
• Print ISSN: 0001-8791
• Electronic ISSN: 1095-9084
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 94
• Pages: 124-130
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2016.02.015
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1404395