Planned Happenstance Skills as Personal Resources for Students’ Psychological Wellbeing and Academic Adjustment

Transition from the academic setting to the turbulent labour market requires more personal resources than ever before. In order to successfully enter and perform in professional life one must be ready to respond adequately to conditions of uncertainty and complexity. The concept of planned happensta...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 11; no. 12; p. 3401
Main Authors Valickas, Andrius, Raišienė, Agota Giedrė, Rapuano, Violeta
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 2019
Subjects
Adaptability
Adaptation
Adjustment
Career development planning
Careers
Counseling
Decision making
Happiness
Higher education
Human performance
Job satisfaction
Labor market
Learning
Professional development
Psychological factors
Skills
Strategic management
Students
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Theory
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Summary:Transition from the academic setting to the turbulent labour market requires more personal resources than ever before. In order to successfully enter and perform in professional life one must be ready to respond adequately to conditions of uncertainty and complexity. The concept of planned happenstance skills presents a set of competencies to deal effectively with unplanned events generated by chaotic environment. These career-related resources are extremely important for students pursuing successful adaption to professional environments and seeking to prepare for personal career management. The present article aims to analyze the role of planned happenstance skills when predicting psychological wellbeing and academic adjustment. Lithuania was chosen as a case study since there is a high percentage of people with higher education. The study was conducted using the quantitative method of questionnaire survey. Data of the survey were analyzed using correlation and multiple regression analyses. It was found that planned happenstance skills had a significant positive relationship with study variables and were a significant predictor of academic achievement and psychological wellbeing.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su11123401