Research Article

Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress

Volume: 20 Number: 2 August 22, 2024
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Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress

Abstract

Life satisfaction, which is an important indicator of the well-being and happiness of individuals, can be affected by different development areas of the individual. On this basis, the experiences of individuals regarding their career development processes may also have an impact on life satisfaction. In the current study, which was carried out to test this, the mediating role of career distress in the relationship between individuals' career decision regret and life satisfaction was examined. The current study was carried out with 321 university students. The ages of the participants ranged from 18 to 26, with an average age of 20.78 years. The Career Decision Regret Scale, The Career Distress Scale, and The Satisfaction with Life Scale were used to collect data. The analysis of the data was made with the structural equation modeling method. The results revealed that life satisfaction is negatively related to both career decision regret and career distress. Another important finding is that career distress has a fully mediating role in the relationship between career decision regret and life satisfaction. The findings were discussed based on the relevant literature, and suggestions were presented regarding the results.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Career Counseling

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 22, 2024

Submission Date

March 5, 2024

Acceptance Date

July 26, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 20 Number: 2

APA
Doğanülkü, H. A., & Korkmaz, O. (2024). Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 20(2), 267-283. https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.1445450
AMA
1.Doğanülkü HA, Korkmaz O. Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress. MEUJFE. 2024;20(2):267-283. doi:10.17860/mersinefd.1445450
Chicago
Doğanülkü, Hacı Arif, and Ozan Korkmaz. 2024. “Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 20 (2): 267-83. https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.1445450.
EndNote
Doğanülkü HA, Korkmaz O (August 1, 2024) Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 20 2 267–283.
IEEE
[1]H. A. Doğanülkü and O. Korkmaz, “Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress”, MEUJFE, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 267–283, Aug. 2024, doi: 10.17860/mersinefd.1445450.
ISNAD
Doğanülkü, Hacı Arif - Korkmaz, Ozan. “Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 20/2 (August 1, 2024): 267-283. https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.1445450.
JAMA
1.Doğanülkü HA, Korkmaz O. Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress. MEUJFE. 2024;20:267–283.
MLA
Doğanülkü, Hacı Arif, and Ozan Korkmaz. “Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 2, Aug. 2024, pp. 267-83, doi:10.17860/mersinefd.1445450.
Vancouver
1.Hacı Arif Doğanülkü, Ozan Korkmaz. Do Difficulties in Career Affect Life Satisfaction? Examining the Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Career Decision Regret, and Career Distress. MEUJFE. 2024 Aug. 1;20(2):267-83. doi:10.17860/mersinefd.1445450

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