Influences of human, social, and psychological capital on career adaptability: net and configuration effects

To investigate the net and configuration effects of human, social, and psychological capital on college students’ career adaptability. 312 college students were investigated with human capital scale, social capital scale, psychological capital scale, and career adaptability scale. The results demonstrated the following: (1) The net effect showed that psychological capital had the greatest effect on career adaptability, followed by human and social capital. (2) The configuration effect identified four configurations for achieving high-level career adaptability, which reflected the causal asymmetry. The study showed that psychological capital is the most important variable affecting career adaptability, followed by human and social capital. Individuals who lack certain capital can also achieve high career adaptability.