Lone Wolf Personality, Career Adapt-Abilities, Proactive Career Behaviors, and Life Satisfaction: A Serial Mediation Analyses through the Career Construction Model of Adaptation

Abstract

The aim of the study is to test the Career Construction Model of Adaptation (CCMA) in university students (N = 406). 319 of (78.6%) the participants are female and 87 (21.4%) are male. The Lone Wolf Scale, The Turkish Five-Factor Short Form of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale, The Career Engagement Scale, and The Satisfaction with Life Scale were used as measures. Hayes' models were used for mediation analyzes in the research model. It was tested a mediation model in which adaptive readiness (i.e., lone wolf personality) foster career adapt-abilities, which conditions adapting responses (i.e., proactive career behaviors), which leads to adaptation results (i.e., life satisfaction). The results of the research model indicated that indirect effects of lone wolf personality (i.e., adaptive readiness) on life satisfaction (i.e., adaption results) via career adapt-abilities (adaptability resources) and proactive career behaviors (i.e., adapting responses). Results supported all of the hypotheses which are relations between CCMA.