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Psychological resources, satisfaction, and career identity in the work transition: an outlook on Sicilian college students

BACKGROUND: The phases of career building today bring out a more complex process than in previous decades. Starting from the literature review, the university-to-work transition is considered a very important step in the future career of the graduates, and it involves some psychological resources an...

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Autores principales: Santisi, Giuseppe, Magnano, Paola, Platania, Silvia, Ramaci, Tiziana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849471
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S164745
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author Santisi, Giuseppe
Magnano, Paola
Platania, Silvia
Ramaci, Tiziana
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Magnano, Paola
Platania, Silvia
Ramaci, Tiziana
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description BACKGROUND: The phases of career building today bring out a more complex process than in previous decades. Starting from the literature review, the university-to-work transition is considered a very important step in the future career of the graduates, and it involves some psychological resources and requires specific abilities. METHODS: Research has examined the psychological resources that students at the end of a degree course can use in the university-to-work transition. The aim of the study is to verify the relationship between academic satisfaction and career identity, and the mediational role of readiness and confidence on this relationship. A group of 438 students were assigned to complete a questionnaire in order to examine the relationship between academic satisfaction and career identity and the role of core components of psychological resources: readiness and confidence as mediator. RESULTS: The results indicated both a direct relationship between academic satisfaction and career identity and a mediated relationship with the influence of readiness and confidence for a transition. Adding to our results, we assert that academic satisfaction has a directed effect on confidence during the transition and is a predictor of career identity, both directly and by the mediation of readiness in career transitions. CONCLUSION: Career identity has implication for exploratory behavior, thus increasing the motivation and mindfulness that create a virtuous circle, influencing the development of knowledge and skills, which are the base of proactivity and confidence in construction of one’s future career.
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spelling pubmed-59653882018-05-30 Psychological resources, satisfaction, and career identity in the work transition: an outlook on Sicilian college students Santisi, Giuseppe Magnano, Paola Platania, Silvia Ramaci, Tiziana Psychol Res Behav Manag Original Research BACKGROUND: The phases of career building today bring out a more complex process than in previous decades. Starting from the literature review, the university-to-work transition is considered a very important step in the future career of the graduates, and it involves some psychological resources and requires specific abilities. METHODS: Research has examined the psychological resources that students at the end of a degree course can use in the university-to-work transition. The aim of the study is to verify the relationship between academic satisfaction and career identity, and the mediational role of readiness and confidence on this relationship. A group of 438 students were assigned to complete a questionnaire in order to examine the relationship between academic satisfaction and career identity and the role of core components of psychological resources: readiness and confidence as mediator. RESULTS: The results indicated both a direct relationship between academic satisfaction and career identity and a mediated relationship with the influence of readiness and confidence for a transition. Adding to our results, we assert that academic satisfaction has a directed effect on confidence during the transition and is a predictor of career identity, both directly and by the mediation of readiness in career transitions. CONCLUSION: Career identity has implication for exploratory behavior, thus increasing the motivation and mindfulness that create a virtuous circle, influencing the development of knowledge and skills, which are the base of proactivity and confidence in construction of one’s future career. Dove Medical Press 2018-05-18 /pmc/articles/PMC5965388/ /pubmed/29849471 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S164745 Text en © 2018 Santisi et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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Ramaci, Tiziana
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title_fullStr Psychological resources, satisfaction, and career identity in the work transition: an outlook on Sicilian college students
title_full_unstemmed Psychological resources, satisfaction, and career identity in the work transition: an outlook on Sicilian college students
title_short Psychological resources, satisfaction, and career identity in the work transition: an outlook on Sicilian college students
title_sort psychological resources, satisfaction, and career identity in the work transition: an outlook on sicilian college students
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849471
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S164745
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