Psycho-social Career Meta-capacities

Probing the role of psychosocial career mechanisms in the harmonious work passion-career satisfaction link

“…Previous research indicates that individuals' psychological career resources positively explain their subjective work experiences, life satisfaction and job/career satisfaction (Coetzee and Bergh, 2009), coping resources (Coetzee and Esterhuizen, 2010), work engagement (Tladinyane, 2013) and organisational commitment (Ferreira, 2014). Research also indicates that individuals' personal resources are linked to their well-being and resilience which denote positive self-evaluations of their ability to control and impact upon their environment successfully (Akkermans et al, 2013;Hobfoll et al, 2003).…”

“…The mediating role of psychosocial career mechanisms in the harmonious passion-career satisfaction link Employees' psychological career resources and psychosocial career preoccupations are important self-determined motivational career mechanisms that explain career and organisational outcomes. Psychological career resources represent individuals' career consciousness or mindfulness of important self-regulatory resources that enable and drive proactive career self-management (Coetzee, 2014). These career self-management career resources include individuals' career preferences (strength of association with a preferred career path), career values (career motivations), career enablers (career self-management 1137 Psychosocial career mechanisms skills), career drivers (motivational goal-directed behaviours) and career harmonisers (positive psychological career self-evaluations and behaviour) (Coetzee, 2014).…”

“…Psychological career resources represent individuals' career consciousness or mindfulness of important self-regulatory resources that enable and drive proactive career self-management (Coetzee, 2014). These career self-management career resources include individuals' career preferences (strength of association with a preferred career path), career values (career motivations), career enablers (career self-management 1137 Psychosocial career mechanisms skills), career drivers (motivational goal-directed behaviours) and career harmonisers (positive psychological career self-evaluations and behaviour) (Coetzee, 2014). Drawing on the tenets of self-determination theory (Deci and Ryan, 2008), psychological career resources serve as important motivational career meta-capacities that facilitate the fulfilment of employees' needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness in their career management.…”

“…Individuals' career preferences denote personal autonomous career path choices as motivated by their career values. The career enablers (self-management and interpersonal skills), career drivers (career purpose, career goals and plans and career actions) and career harmonisers (self-esteem, behavioural adaptability, emotional literacy and social connectivity) represent important meta-capacities that promote self-directed career management that facilitate the fulfilment of individuals' psychological need for competence and relatedness in the work context (Coetzee, 2014).…”

“…Psychological career resources. The construct was measured by means of the Psychological Career Resources Inventory (PCRI) developed by Coetzee (2008Coetzee ( , 2014. The PCRI measures individuals' psychological career resources in terms of their career preferences (17 items, e.g.…”