Adaptability and career satisfaction among final-year university students: the mediating role of employability

Authors

  • Mariana Ramos de Melo Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Priscilla de Oliveira Martins Silva Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2922-6607
  • Alexsandro Luiz de Andrade Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Júlia Mulinari Peixoto Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/recape.v16i1.63452

Keywords:

Career adaptability, Employability, Career satisfaction

Abstract

This study aimed to verify the predictive effect of Career Adaptability on Career Satisfaction, through perceptions of Employability, held by senior undergraduate students. The sample included 384 Brazilian undergraduate students. It was a quantitative research with mediation analysis. The results indicated a significant and positive indirect effect of career adaptability on career satisfaction through employability, and a direct effect of adaptability on career satisfaction, characterizing partial mediation. It is concluded that employability perceptions act as mediators and facilitators in indirect relationship between career adaptability and career satisfaction.

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2026-01-03

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Melo, M. R. de, Silva, P. de O. M., Andrade, A. L. de, & Peixoto, J. M. (2026). Adaptability and career satisfaction among final-year university students: the mediating role of employability. Revista De Carreiras E Pessoas, 16(1), 161–182. https://doi.org/10.23925/recape.v16i1.63452

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