Abstract:

This study aims to propose a career engagement model for emerging adulthood and to test this proposed model with two-stage structural equation modeling. Based on this aim, this study was designed in correlational design. Of the 327 emerging adulthood who participated in the study, 214 (65.4%) were female, and 113 (34.6%) were male. These participants [Ageranj = 18-25, AgeMean =19.97, AgeSs = 1.57] were included in the study by criterion sampling method. The data were collected with the "Career Adaptability Scale," "Career Engagement Scale," "Career Calling Scale," and "Dispositional Hope Scale. " Two-stage structural equation modeling was preferred in data analysis. First, the measurement model was tested. Once this measurement model was validated, the second stage of testing the structural models (hypothetical and final) was conducted. The significance of the indirect effect was evaluated with Bootstrap Analysis by resampling 1000 samples and creating lower and upper-bound confidence intervals. Maximum Likelihood was used as the estimation method in this study. In the first of the findings of this study, career calling predicts career adaptability in a significant and positive way. In the second, career calling predicts hope significantly and positively. The third is that career adaptability predicts career engagement significantly and positively. The fourth, hope, predicts career engagement significantly and positively. Finally, the mediation effect of career adaptability and hope in the relationship between career calling and career engagement was significant. The findings were discussed within the literature framework, and recommendations for practice and research were developed.

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