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

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 42 Sayı: 3, 91 - 106, 31.12.2025

Elvan Yıldız , Kemal Öztemel

https://doi.org/10.52597/buje.1757891

https://izlik.org/JA48NB32KY

Öz

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%.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Career adaptability , career locus of control , career distress , perceived social support

Geleceği Şekillendirmek: Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Kariyer Uyumluluğunun Yordayıcıları Olarak Kariyer Kontrol Odağı, Kariyer Sıkıntısı ve Algılanan Sosyal Destek

https://izlik.org/JA48NB32KY

Öz

Hızla değişen çalışma dünyasında, genç yetişkinler için kariyer uyumluluğunu güçlendiren etmenleri belirlemek kritik bir öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışma, kariyer denetim odağı, kariyer sıkıntısı ve algılanan sosyal desteğin üniversite öğrencilerinde kariyer uyumluluğunu yordayıp yordamadığını incelemiştir. Katılımcılar, Ankara bulunan üniversitelerde öğrenim gören 367 öğrenciden (291 kadın, 76 erkek) oluşmaktadır. Veri toplama araçları olarak Kariyer Uyumluluğu Ölçeği-Kısa Form, Kariyer Denetim Odağı Ölçeği, Kariyer Sıkıntısı Ölçeği, Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği ve demografik bilgi formu kullanılmıştır. Pearson korelasyonları, kariyer uyumluluğunun algılanan sosyal destek ve kariyer denetim odağının alt boyutu olan içsellik ile pozitif; kariyer sıkıntısı ile ve kariyer denetim odağının alt boyutları olan çaresizlik, şans ve güçlü diğerleri ile negatif ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Aşamalı regresyon analizi, kariyer sıkıntısı, içsellik ve algılanan sosyal desteğin anlamlı yordayıcılar olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Yalnızca kariyer sıkıntısı modele alındığında açıklanan varyans %18 iken, içselliğin eklenmesiyle %27’ye, algılanan sosyal desteğin eklenmesiyle %29’a yükselmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kariyer uyumluluğu , kariyer denetim odağı , kariyer sıkıntısı , algılanan sosyal destek

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