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Effect of career adaptability on flourishing among Pakistani university undergraduates: Mediating role of study engagement

Sana Nisar, Adnan Adil, Sultan Shujja, Saba Ghayas

Accepted September 6, 2023

First published December 22, 2023

https://doi.org/10.26387/bpa.2023.00011

Abstract

University students are at a critical stage of personal and professional development. Understanding the
factors that contribute to their academic success and well-being can inform effective interventions and policies. The
present study aims to understand whether students who are more adaptable in terms of their career aspirations and
goals are more likely to flourish in their academic and personal lives and whether this relationship is influenced by their
level of engagement in their studies. Thus, we hypothesized that study engagement plays a mediating role between
career adaptability and flourishing. This study was based on a purposive sample of 300 undergraduate students at
various public sector universities in the Punjab province in Pakistan. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design
and used the Career Adapt-Abilities Short Form Questionnaire (Maggiori, Rossier & Savickas, 2015), the Utrecht Study
Engagement Scale (Sui et al., 2014), and the Flourishing Scale (Diener, Napa Scollon & Lucas, 2009) to operationalize the
focal constructs. Structured equation modeling indicated that after controlling for age, gender, and family background;
career adaptability and study engagement had positive direct effects on flourishing, and career adaptability had positive
direct effect on study engagement. Moreover, career adaptability had a significant positive indirect effect on flourishing
through study engagement, indicating that career adaptability led to enhanced study engagement, resulting in improved
flourishing. This study can provide insights into how career adaptability and study engagement influence flourishing and
contribute to the development of interventions to support student’s academic and career pursuits.

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