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Navigating an Uncertain Future: How Schools Can Support Career Adaptability of Young People in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Schoon, Ingrid; Henseke, Golo; (2023) Navigating an Uncertain Future: How Schools Can Support Career Adaptability of Young People in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Zeitschrift für Psychologie , 231 (3) pp. 217-227. 10.1027/2151-2604/a000530. Green open access

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Abstract

Young people navigate an increasingly uncertain and precarious employment market. They have to mobilise and use psychosocial resources necessary to adapt to a changing career landscape and employment opportunities. Guided by career development theories, this study asks if school-based career preparation activities can support the development of career adaptability and career-related cognitions of young people in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research draws on a nationally representative sample of 16–25 year-olds who participated in the Youth Economic Activity and Health (YEAH) online survey conducted in the UK between May 2021 and May 2022 (n = 4040). The findings highlight the malleability of career adaptability and the importance of school-based career preparation activities in supporting adaptive career-related cognitions as well as life satisfaction among young people in times of economic uncertainty and upheaval.

Type: Article
Title: Navigating an Uncertain Future: How Schools Can Support Career Adaptability of Young People in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1027/2151-2604/a000530
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000530
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Career adaptability; uncertainty; life satisfaction; school-based career preparation activity; young people
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10174274
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