ERIC Number: EJ1453830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0894-8453
EISSN: EISSN-1556-0856
Self-Perceived Employability and Psychological Well-Being among Italian Students and Graduates: A Three-Wave Cross-Lagged Study
Gerardo Petruzziello; Rita Chiesa; Dina Guglielmi; Beatrice I. J. M. van der Heijden; Jeroen P. de Jong; Marco Giovanni Mariani
Journal of Career Development, v52 n1 p21-40 2025
This study investigated the reciprocal relationship between self-perceived employability (SPE) and psychological well-being (PWB), a connection previously suggested by theory but not yet explored empirically in early career research. Drawing from the Conservation of Resources theory, we analysed the reciprocal effects between SPE and PWB. Using data collected from 376 Italian university students and graduates, we tested the hypotheses with the random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) to analyse the SPE-PWB reciprocal linkage at both the between-person and within-person levels. While we observed a reciprocal SPE-PWB association across three waves at the between-person level, we obtained mixed findings at the within-person level. This study is the first to test the reciprocal associations between SPE and PWB among labour market entrants adopting a within-person approach. The findings offer new empirical insights into SPE during early career stages, with implications for both future research and practical applications.
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Correlation, College Students, College Graduates, Foreign Countries, Well Being, Labor Force Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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