Why do adaptable people feel less insecure? Indirect effects of career adaptability on job and career insecurity via two types of perceived marketability

Spurk, Daniel; Kauffeld, Simone; Meinecke, Annika L.; Ebner, Katharina (2015). Why do adaptable people feel less insecure? Indirect effects of career adaptability on job and career insecurity via two types of perceived marketability. Journal of Career Assessment, 24, pp. 289-306. Sage

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The aim of the present study was to analyze if and how career adaptability reduces different types of insecurity. More specifically, we argue in a theoretical model at the intersection of career and organizational research that perceived internal and external marketability serve as connecting variables in the link between career adaptability and job and career insecurity. We tested our assumptions by means of multiple indirect effects path analyses across two measurement points (6 month timespan) with data from 142 university researchers working in the STEM fields. The results showed that career adaptability was positively related to perceived internal and external marketability, which both subsequently were negatively associated with job and career insecurity. We draw theoretical implications for career research in intra- and extraorganizational settings and discuss practical implications for fostering secure employment.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology
UniBE Contributor:	Spurk, Daniel
Subjects:	100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
ISSN:	1069-0727
Publisher:	Sage
Language:	English
Submitter:	Daniel Michael Spurk
Date Deposited:	27 Mar 2015 11:28
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:44
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/65702