| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of the study was to reveal links between psychological well-being, career adaptability skills and vocational identity processes experienced by women in different family and career positions. Participants were 332 women (123 working and having children; 107 not working and having children; 102 working and having no children), ranging in age from 28 to 52 (M = 32.93, SD = 4.00). The study has been done using Lithuanian Psychological Well-Being Additional Scale (LPGS-P; Kairys, Bagdonas, Liniauskaitė ir Pakalniškienė, 2013), Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS; Savickas, Porfeli, 2012) and The Utrecht – Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS; Crocetti, Rubini, & Meeus, 2008). The results of the study revealed that working women who have children experienced higher levels of psychological well-being and were more satisfied with job, family, daily life, self as a person, their position in society, physical health, past and present life than not working women who have children and working women without children. Working women with children expressed higher career adaptability level and higher career adaptability skills: concern, curiosity and confidence. Working women who have children expressed higher level of vocational identity dimension career commitment; working women without children expressed higher level of vocational identity dimension career exploration, while not working women with children expressed higher level of career reconsideration. Career adaptability and career adaptability resources was linked to higher satisfaction of all different life areas and higher psychological well-being. Vocational identity dimensions commitment and career exploration was linked to higher satisfaction of many different life areas and higher psychological well-being, while career reconsideration was linked to lower satisfaction of many different life areas and lower psychological well-being. All career adaptability skills positively correlated with vocational identity dimension commitment, negatively – with career reconsideration. All career adaptability skills, except control, positively correlated with career exploration. Career adaptablity skills concern and control and vocational identity process commitment were found to be predictive variables of psychological well-being. |
