Abstract:

The aim of this study is to determine the mediating role of self-thriving in the effect of proactive personality on career adaptation skills based on career structuring theory. The data of the study consisted of 234 students. The survey technique was used in the research, and the questionnaire was delivered to the students by the researcher by using convenience sampling method. The scales used in the questionnaire were: Proactive Personality Scale developed by Bateman and Crant (1993), Self-Training Scale developed by Porath et al. (2012)  and Career Adaptation Capabilities Scale developed by Savickas and Porfeli (2012) was used. Descriptive statistics using IBM SPSS 25 and AMOS 24 programs, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation and bootstrap regression analyzes were used to analyze the collected data. As a result of the analyzes, it has been found that there is a positive positive relationship between proactive personality, career adaptability and self-thriving dimensions. Furthermore, proactive personality has a significant positive effect on career adaptability. Finally, it has been determined that self-thriving plays a mediating role in the effect of proactive personality on career adaptation skills.

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