The influence of social connectedness and meaning in life on career adaptability and career self-efficacy in students with special educational needs

Yuen, Mantak; Chan, Ryder Tsz Hong

doi:10.1007/s10775-022-09562-y

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“…Up to date, no such a single study has provided detailed results of the CAAS-SF psychometric properties with SEN students like the current one. Although a recent survey by Yuen and Chan (2022) included SEN students, their focus was on examining the relationship between a general factor of career adaptability with other variables (e.g., social connectedness and meaning in life).…”

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“…The results show that career adaptability is directly or indirectly related to individual life satisfaction. A recent study in Hong Kong ( Yuen and Chan, 2022 ) examined the predictive effect of social connectedness on the presence of meaning in life, career adaptability, and self-efficacy of 267 SEN students (the majority of participants were boys from grade 7).…”

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“…Career adaptability was also positively associated with career self-efficacy. However, the research scope of Yuen and Chan's (2022) study was not to validate the career adaptability scale in SEN students. Instead, it was treated as a general factor in their SEM analysis.…”

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“…Given this, detailed psychometric properties of the CAAS-SF among the Grade 7 SEN students remain unknown. Furthermore, the two scholars focused on mainly three major types of SEN: “attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( n = 114, 33.0%), reading/writing difficulties ( n = 102, 29.6%), and speech/language difficulties ( n = 58, 16.8%)” ( Yuen and Chan, 2022 , p. 8). Given that the types of SEN students integrated into regular classes have reached nine types 1 in Hong Kong ( Education Bureau, 2021 ), for more implications of validating an instrument, it would be more meaningful for researchers to include more SEN types than only three and more grades than only grade 7 in further research.…”

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Assessing factor structure and reliability of the career adaptability scale in students with special educational needs

Yang

Sin²,

Savickas³

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Despite the importance of career guidance and life planning education in helping students’ career development, considerably limited research has been done to provide a good educational assessment to identify SEN students’ strengths and weaknesses of career adaptability. This study aimed to assess the factor structure of the career adaptability scale in mainstream secondary students with special educational needs. The results support adequate reliabilities of the total scale and subscales of the CAAS-SF among over 200 SEN students. The results also support the four-factor structure of the career adaptability construct in assessing career concern, control, curiosity and confidence. We also found its measurement invariance across gender at the scalar invariance level. The positive and significant correlation patterns between boys’ and girls’ career adaptability and its sub-dimensions with self-esteem are similar. Overall, this study support that the CAAS-SF is a good measure with adequate psychometric properties for assessing and developing practical career guidance and life planning activities and programs for SEN students to support their career development needs.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessing factor structure and reliability of the career adaptability scale in students with special educational needs

Yang

Sin²,

Savickas³

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Second, we examined the mediation effect of career adaptability between sense of belonging and career exploration. Studies have proven the role played by contextual factors such as learning environment and social connectedness in shaping career adaptability resources (Tian and Fan, 2014; Yuen and Chan, 2022). Based on previous studies (Jiang et al , 2019; Ma et al , 2022), we proposed that social support would serve as an antecedent of career adaptability.…”

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Does fit perception influence career exploration in a relational context? The mediating role of career adaptability

Kou

Rasdi

Nasharudin

et al. 2023

EJTD

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Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between contextual factors and career exploration. Career adaptability mediates the relationship between social support, sense of belonging and career exploration. Design/methodology/approach This quantitative study involved 291 undergraduates recruited from two universities in China. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings The results indicated that social support and sense of belonging were positively related to career adaptability. Career adaptability was found to be a mediator between relational predictors and career exploration. Contrary to our hypothesis, the direct path from sense of belonging to career exploration was insignificant. Originality/value This study highlights the importance of career adaptability in connecting contextual indicators and career exploration in the Chinese context.

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Towards Meaning in Life: A Path Analysis Exploring the Mediation of Career Adaptability in the Associations of Self-Esteem with Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning

Gori

Topino

Svicher

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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In the contemporary world of work, workers are engaged more frequently in career choices to cope with changing work and working conditions. In this scenario, the well-being of workers is under threat. This study aims to examine the effect of career adaptability as a preventive resource on the relationship between self-esteem and meaning in life. Three-hundred Italian workers (67.3% females, mean age = 41.90; SD = 12.54) completed an online survey enclosing the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire. Data were analyzed through a path analysis by implementing a mediation model to test the hypothesized relationship. The results show that career adaptability partially mediated the relationship between self-esteem and meaning in life, both considering the presence of meaning and the search for meaning dimensions. The findings expand current knowledge on the relationship between self-esteem, career adaptability and meaning in life in workers with implications for research and intervention.

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The influence of social connectedness and meaning in life on career adaptability and career self-efficacy in students with special educational needs

Cited by 3 publications

References 37 publications

Assessing factor structure and reliability of the career adaptability scale in students with special educational needs

Assessing factor structure and reliability of the career adaptability scale in students with special educational needs

Does fit perception influence career exploration in a relational context? The mediating role of career adaptability

Towards Meaning in Life: A Path Analysis Exploring the Mediation of Career Adaptability in the Associations of Self-Esteem with Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning

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