Courage, Career Adaptability, and Readiness as Resources to Improve Well-Being during the University-to-Work Transition in Italy

Paola Magnano, Ernesto Lodi, Andrea Zammitti and Patrizia Patrizi
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Paola Magnano: Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna, Italy
Ernesto Lodi: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Roma, 151, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Andrea Zammitti: Department of Science of Education, University of Catania, Via Biblioteca 4, 95124 Catania, Italy
Patrizia Patrizi: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Roma, 151, 07100 Sassari, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-16

Abstract: College students approaching a university degree can experience a critical period in their career development path that could affect their well-being. The main aim of this study was to examine the role of courage, career adaptability, and professional readiness as protective factors toward life satisfaction and flourishing during the university-to-work transition. These psychosocial resources could be useful to cope with the recent transformations of the labor market. The study involved 352 Italian university students (M = 100; F = 252), aged from 21 to 29 years (M = 23.57; SD = 2.37), attending the last year of their degree course. The results of the mediation analysis showed that courage plays a mediating role between career transition readiness and career adaptability, on one hand, with well-being indicators as outcomes. The results are discussed, providing some suggestions on practical implications for career interventions to support college students during the university-to-work transition.

Keywords: flourishing; courage; career adaptability; career transition readiness; college students; life satisfaction; career transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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