Enhancing Career Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction The importance of interactions between the 4C’s of adaptability; Concern, Control, Curiosity and Confidence.

Abstract

Career adaptability is a set of personal resources that help individuals to cope with career changes, and consists out of four dimensions: concern, control, curiosity and confidence. The purpose of this study is to examine the interactions between the 4C’s of career adaptability, as predictors of career satisfaction and job satisfaction. In a sample of 228 employees, working in different branches, this study examined a moderation model. Concern is not positively related to career satisfaction and job satisfaction. Furthermore, no interaction effects for control, curiosity and confidence were found on the association between concern and career satisfaction and job satisfaction. Post hoc analyses suggest that control is the most predictive dimension for career satisfaction and job satisfaction and the relation of concern on career satisfaction and job satisfaction is mediated by an indirect effect of control. Improving the feelings of control, and the feelings that employees can make their own choices, is essential in fostering career satisfaction and job satisfaction.