TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the role of employability as a mediator in the relationship between psychological capital and objective career success amongst occupational psychology professionals
AU - Elsey, Vicki
AU - Van der Heijden, Beatrice I. J. M
AU - Smith, Michael
AU - Moss, Mark
PY - 2022/12/14
Y1 - 2022/12/14
N2 - Employability is core to our understanding of career sustainability, and at an individual level, identifying the personal resources that support employability in the achievement of career success is warranted. This study builds on the conservation of resources theory, examining the role of employability as a mediator in the relationship between psychological capital and objective career success. To test our hypotheses, we utilised a context-specific practitioner sample of 135 individuals with UK-accredited occupational psychology qualifications. Employability was conceptualised using the competence-based model, underpinned by occupational expertise. Psychological capital and employability were measured using self-report questionnaires, whilst career success was determined via gross annual salary and practitioner status, ensuring objective measures of this outcome variable. Structural equation modelling identified that the relationship between psychological capital and objective career success was fully mediated by employability. These novel findings have important theoretical and practical implications for the role of psychological capital as a personal resource in achieving career success via its influence on employability.
AB - Employability is core to our understanding of career sustainability, and at an individual level, identifying the personal resources that support employability in the achievement of career success is warranted. This study builds on the conservation of resources theory, examining the role of employability as a mediator in the relationship between psychological capital and objective career success. To test our hypotheses, we utilised a context-specific practitioner sample of 135 individuals with UK-accredited occupational psychology qualifications. Employability was conceptualised using the competence-based model, underpinned by occupational expertise. Psychological capital and employability were measured using self-report questionnaires, whilst career success was determined via gross annual salary and practitioner status, ensuring objective measures of this outcome variable. Structural equation modelling identified that the relationship between psychological capital and objective career success was fully mediated by employability. These novel findings have important theoretical and practical implications for the role of psychological capital as a personal resource in achieving career success via its influence on employability.
KW - employability
KW - objective career success
KW - occupational psychology
KW - psychological capital
KW - sustainable careers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85145045045&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958226
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958226
M3 - Article
C2 - 36591007
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 13
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 958226
ER -