The predictors of Turkish youth's career planning: trait emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility, and resilience

Having effective career planning attitudes is a significant psychological resource for dealing with occupational burdens, unanticipated conflicts, and ambivalences in business area. The major purpose of the study was to reveal whether Turkish undergraduates' career planning attitudes were shaped by their trait emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility, and resilience levels, or not. Two hundred forty-four undergraduates in a private university participated in the study. Revised Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, and Resilience Scale were used to figure out the predictive roles of these variables on career construction skills (career adaptability, career optimism, and perceived knowledge about job market) measured by Career Futures Inventory. Multivariate regression analysis showed that trait emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility, and resilience were pivotal predictors of Turkish youth's career construction deeds. The findings are essential for Turkish career counselors to consider how Turkish undergraduates' career development can be facilitated by focusing on these resources.