Effects of Career Adaptability, Work Volition on the Perceived Life Satisfaction and Moderating Role of Gender of Undergraduates in State Universities, Sri Lanka

Lokuge D.d, Kumara I.K.J.p and Ambepitiya K.r
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Lokuge D.d: Faculty of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
Kumara I.K.J.p: Faculty of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
Ambepitiya K.r: Faculty of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 1, 1959-1973

Abstract: Education has become a top priority in labour market in Sri Lanka. As a result, high competition develops within each individual undergraduate in selecting a career path. The main aim of this research paper is to recognize relationship between identified constructs relating to career and life satisfaction of state sector university undergraduates who enroll to Social Sciences and Humanities degree programmes. A structured questionnaire-based survey was used to conduct a quantitative study, and 174 state sector university undergraduates, who were looking for jobs, were included in the qualified sample. Data was analyzed by using software such as SPSS version 22 and AMOS. The study was supported by three laid down hypotheses, and findings identified that career adaptability, life satisfaction and work volition are having positive relationship. Having noticed that work volition is partially mediated, hypothesis four was also used in further analyzing of data. The empirical investigation showed that there is no any gender influence on undergraduates’ career adaptability and perceived life satisfaction. The last hypothesis was not supported as gender which does not consider as a moderator.

Date: 2024
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