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Student Veteran Career Transition Readiness, Career Adaptability, and Academic and Life Satisfaction
Author(s) -
Ghosh Arpita,
Kessler Matthew,
Heyrman Katelyn,
Opelt Brett,
Carbonelli Matthew,
Fouad Nadya A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/cdq.12205
Subject(s) - adaptability , life satisfaction , psychology , career development , job satisfaction , medical education , exploratory research , higher education , applied psychology , social psychology , management , medicine , political science , sociology , anthropology , law , economics
Student military veterans pursuing higher education present with unique career development needs. To better understand these needs, the authors conducted an exploratory study to examine career transition readiness, career adaptability, academic satisfaction, and satisfaction with life among 134 student military veterans (34 women, 100 men). Results indicated statistically significant positive correlations between satisfaction with life scores and scores on measures of career transition readiness and career adaptability. Regression results demonstrated that career transition readiness and career adaptability predicted satisfaction with life, but not academic satisfaction. The findings suggest a need to understand the complexity of student veterans’ career and academic development in both research and practice.