Differentiation of Self, Career Adaptability and Optimism: The Mediating Role of Self-Construal

Authors : Mustafa Alperen KURŞUNCU, Şule BAŞTEMUR, Selen DEMİRTAŞ ZORBAZ

Pages : 799-812

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Publication Date : 2023-10-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :One of the variables in a better understanding of career adaptability and optimism levels is family-of-origin experiences. Differentiation of self insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DoS); is one of the variables linked to career development. University students with higher DoS maintain an authentic intimacy with significant others while they succeed in individuation. The current study examined the mediator role of self-construal insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(i.e., interrelational, and self-developmental orientations); on the relationship between the differentiation of self and career adaptability. Our sample was composed of university students; 750 young adults insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(550 females, 73.3%; 190 males, 25.3%; and ten were missing); participated. The data were gathered from these young adults using the Career Adaptability and Optimism Scale, Differentiation of Self Inventory, Balanced Integrated Differentiation Scale, and Demographic Information Form. Contrary to our hypotheses, findings revealed that self-construal orientations mediated the relationship between differentiation of self and career adaptability in a negative direction. We concluded that a lack of balanced-integrated differentiation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(self-construal); complicate the relationship between self-differentiation and career adaptability; we delineated our results considering the literature.
Keywords : Differentiation of Self, Career Adaptability, Self Construal, Interrelational Orientation, Self Developmental Orientation