The Role of Assertiveness on Career Adaptability and Career Decision Making Self-efficacy

Abstract

The purpose of the present research was to evaluate how assertiveness affected career adaptability and self-efficacy in making career decisions.  Participants in this study included 152 people who were 18 to 30 years old.  Assertiveness, career adaptability, and self-efficacy in making career decisions were measured using the Assertiveness Inventory, Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS), and Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (CDSE-SF), respectively.  A statistical analysis was performed to determine the association among the three variables. Findings indicated assertiveness and both career decision making self-efficacy and career adaptability possessing a strong positive association. This suggests that assertive people are usually a lot certain with their ability to determine professional choices and successfully overcome obstacles linked to their careers. Given the moderate link with career decision making self-efficacy, the correlation with career adaptability was rather weak, indicating assertiveness could have been more crucial for decision-making confidence than for general adaptability.