Jurnal Psikologi Talenta
Vol 11, No 1 (2025)

Strengthening Career Adaptability through Hardiness: A Study on New Employees

Jefriansyah, Jefriansyah (Unknown)
Syam, Rahmawati (Unknown)
Istiqamah, St. Hadjar Nurul (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Nov 2025

Abstract

Career adaptability is an essential ability required by employees to face dynamics and changes in the workplace. Employees with low career adaptability tend to experience psychological distress, difficulties in adjustment, and decreased self-confidence. This study aimed to examine the effect of hardiness on career adaptability among employees. The participants were 385 employees who were in their adaptation period, defined as having worked for less than six months, selected using convenience sampling. Career adaptability was measured using the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS), while hardiness was measured with the Revised Dispositional Resilience Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the construct validity of both instruments (CAAS: CFI = 0.93; TLI = 0.91; RMSEA = 0.074; Hardiness: CFI = 0.996; TLI = 0.992; RMSEA = 0.034). Data were analyzed using bootstrap regression. The results showed a significant effect of hardiness on career adaptability with a significance value of 0.003 (p < 0.05) and a contribution of 25.8%. Two dimensions of hardiness, namely control and commitment, had a significant effect on career adaptability, while the challenge dimension did not show a significant effect. In conclusion, the higher the level of employee hardiness, the higher their career adaptability.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

talenta

Publisher

Subject

Humanities

Description

urnal Psikologi Talenta (Talenta Psychology Journal) is an open journal system that uses a peer-reviewed system in the journals, with e-ISSN: 2615-1731 and p-ISSN: 2460-8750 published by the Faculty of Psychology, Makassar State University. Jurnal Psikologi Talenta is an Open-Access journal and ...