“…Hence, the recent research has attached importance to career adaptability to support PYD (e.g., Chen et al, 2018; Santilli et al, 2018). Moreover, the previous findings indicated that having higher career adaptability has positive impacts on career decidedness, academic achievement, positive orientation toward to the future, and life satisfaction (e.g., Negru-Subtirica & Pop, 2016; Santilli et al, 2017), which were highlighted as the indicators of PYD (Chen et al, 2018). Thus, along with the characteristics of four Cs and considering positive associations between optimism, hope, and career adaptability (e.g., Buyukgoze-Kavas, 2014, Wilkins et al, 2014), as positive youth variables within PYD (e.g., Santilli et al, 2018), this study hypothesized that PFE will have influence on concern, control, curiosity, and confidence (Hypothesis 2).…”