EXPLORING THE PERCEPTIONS OF CAREER SUSTAINABILITY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF CAREER ADAPTABILITY AND THE MODERATING ROLE OF FAMILY ROLE

Abstract

Purpose: Recently, sustainability studies have been a hot topic due to the renewed interest in the concept and the improvements in its performances and measures. The study aims to assess the perception of career sustainability among university students by analyzing hope, future work self, academic self-efficacy, and life satisfaction while mediating the relationship of career adaptability and family role as moderators. A Google-based survey investigated the university students’ understanding of career sustainability. 251 useable responses through non-probability purposive sampling were used for the data analysis. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was applied for data analysis. According to the findings, hope, future work self, academic self-efficacy, and life satisfaction was positively connected to career sustainability, with the family role as a moderator regulating career adaptability. This study makes a valuable contribution to the existing body of research concerning career sustainability.