Shaping the Future: Career Locus of Control, Career Distress, and Perceived Social Support as Predictors of Career Adaptability in University Students

Authors : Elvan Yıldız, Kemal Öztemel

Pages : 91-106

Doi:10.52597/buje.1757891

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Publication Date : 2025-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Rapid changes with world of work, identifying factors that foster career adaptability is essential for young adults. This study examined whether career locus of control, career distress, and perceived social support predict career adaptability among university students. Participants were 367 students (291 women, 76 men) from various universities in Ankara, Türkiye. Measures included the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale–Short Form, Career Locus of Control Scale, Career Distress Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and a demographic form. Results indicated that career adaptability was positively associated with perceived social support and internality subdimension of career locus of control, and negatively associated with career distress as well as the helplessness, luck, and powerful others subdimensions of career locus of control. Stepwise regression analysis further showed that career distress, internality, and perceived social support significantly predicted career adaptability. Career distress explained 18% of the variance. With internality, the explained variance increased to 27%, and with perceived social support, it reached 29%.
Keywords : Kariyer uyumluluğu, kariyer denetim odağı, kariyer sıkıntısı, algılanan sosyal destek

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