Beliren Yetişkinlerde Kariyer Uyumluluğunun Yordayıcısı Olarak Bilişsel Kontrol ve Esneklik

Year 2022, Volume: 30 Issue: 2, 390 - 397, 29.04.2022

Ayşe Sibel Demirtaş , Ahmet Kara

https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.803515

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın temel amacı beliren yetişkinlerde, bilişsel kontrol ve esnekliğin, kariyer uyumluluğunu yordama gücünü ve değişkenlerin aralarındaki ilişkileri ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmaya 213’ü kadın (% 60.3) ve 140’ı erkek (%39.7) toplam 353 beliren yetişkin katılım göstermiştir. Araştırmaya katılanların yaş aralığı 18-44 olup, yaş ortalamaları 22.53’dür (SS: 3.90). Araştırmanın verileri, Kariyer Uyumluluğu Ölçeği ve Bilişsel Kontrol/Esneklik Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde Pearson korelasyon katsayısı ve çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın bulguları araştırmada yer alan değişkenlerin pozitif yönde korelasyon gösterdiğini ve bilişsel kontrol/esnekliğe ait duygular üzerinde bilişsel kontrol ile değerlendirme ve başa çıkma esnekliği faktörlerinin kariyer uyumluluğunu anlamlı olarak yordadığını ortaya koymuştur. Regresyon modeline göre bilişsel kontrol/esnekliğin iki alt faktörü kariyer uyumluluğundaki toplam varyansın yaklaşık %11’ini açıklamaktadır. Bulgulara göre yordayıcı değişkenlerin göreli önem sırası; değerlendirme ve başa çıkma esnekliği ve duygular üzerinde bilişsel kontroldür. Araştırmanın sonuçları alan yazın ışığında tartışılarak, kariyer psikolojik danışmanlığı alanında çalışan uzmanlara ve araştırmacılara önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

kariyer uyumluluğu, bilişsel esneklik, bilişsel kontrol

Cognitive Control and Flexibility as Predictor of Career Adaptability in Emerging Adults

Abstract

Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to reveal the predictive role of cognitive control and flexibility on career adaptability
of emerging adults and the relationships among the variables.
Design/Methodology/Approach: A total of 318 emerging adults, 193 female (60.7%) and 125 male (39.3%) participated in the
study. The age range of the participants in the study is 19-26 and the mean age is 21.52 (SD: 1.57). The data of the study were
collected by the Career Adaptability Scale and the Cognitive Control/Flexibility Questionnaire. Pearson correlation coefficient
and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data.
Findings: The findings of the study revealed that the variables in the study showed positive correlations and appraisal/coping
flexibility factor significantly predicted career adaptability. According to the regression model, appraisal/coping flexibility factor
explains approximately 12% of the total variance in career adaptability.
Highlights: The results of the study were discussed in light of the literature, and the recommendations were proposed to the
experts and researchers working in the field of career psychological counseling.

Keywords

. Career adaptability, Cognitive control, Cognitive flexibility

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