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Research Article

Spirituality as predictors of career adaptability among Chinese youths: a cross-sectional study

Received 21 Jun 2022, Accepted 22 Dec 2023, Published online: 02 Jan 2024
 

ABSTRACT

This research examined the relationship between spiritual well-being and the career adaptability of Chinese youths in Hong Kong. Cross-sectional data collected from one university consisted of 461 students (204 males, 257 females; ages 19–23). The participants were asked to complete the Spiritual well-being questionnaire (SWBQ) to evaluate the status of their spiritual wellbeing (including the personal and communal, environmental, and transcendental domains) and Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) to assess their career adaptability in the areas of concern, control, curiosity, and confidence. The study found that the personal and communal domains of spiritual well-being were positively associated with career adaptability in all domains. Hierarchical Regression analysis also showed that personal and communal domains of spiritual well-being explained 38.5%, 39.6%, 11.2% and 48.7% of the variance in Chinese youth’s concern, control, curiosity and confidence of career adaptability respectively. The personal and communal domain were the strongest predictor of career adaptability.

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Joe Hok-Ko Pong

Joe Hok-Ko Pong is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Management and Hospitality, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. He has taught various subjects in higher education for nearly 17 years. His research interests include accounting education, life and value education, business education, spirituality and holistic education.

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