What does this research mean for the field?

Career adaptability contributes to life satisfaction primarily through a consolidated sense of life meaning (Presence of Meaning) rather than an active search for meaning. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine whether presence of meaning and search for meaning mediate the relationship between career adaptability dimensions and life satisfaction.

September 14, 2026Journal of Career DevelopmentOpen Access

Examining the Relationship Between Career Adaptability and Life Satisfaction Through Meaning in Life

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TYTomoyuki Yasuda YSY. Saito HSHiromi Sakazume

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Two-wave survey reveals career adaptability fosters life satisfaction via presence of meaning in undergraduate students, indicating that consolidated purpose underpins psychological well-being.

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To examine whether presence of meaning and search for meaning mediate the relationship between career adaptability dimensions and life satisfaction.
Two-wave survey administered across a 3-week interval to N=223 Japanese undergraduate students.
Structural equation modeling conducted to evaluate direct and indirect pathways between career adaptability, meaning in life, and life satisfaction.
Career control and confidence demonstrated significant direct effects on satisfaction with life, and presence of meaning served as a robust predictor of life satisfaction.
Presence of meaning significantly accounted for the indirect associations of career concern and control with life satisfaction, whereas search for meaning showed no significant indirect effects.

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Yasuda et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3bf0926e14a848b2e37 https://doi.org/10.1177/08948453261487433

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September 14, 2026Journal of Career DevelopmentOpen Access

Examining the Relationship Between Career Adaptability and Life Satisfaction Through Meaning in Life

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Authors

TYTomoyuki Yasuda YSY. Saito HSHiromi Sakazume

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Overview

Two-wave survey reveals career adaptability fosters life satisfaction via presence of meaning in undergraduate students, indicating that consolidated purpose underpins psychological well-being.

Key Points

To examine whether presence of meaning and search for meaning mediate the relationship between career adaptability dimensions and life satisfaction.
Two-wave survey administered across a 3-week interval to N=223 Japanese undergraduate students.
Structural equation modeling conducted to evaluate direct and indirect pathways between career adaptability, meaning in life, and life satisfaction.
Career control and confidence demonstrated significant direct effects on satisfaction with life, and presence of meaning served as a robust predictor of life satisfaction.
Presence of meaning significantly accounted for the indirect associations of career concern and control with life satisfaction, whereas search for meaning showed no significant indirect effects.

Cite This Study

Yasuda et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3bf0926e14a848b2e37 https://doi.org/10.1177/08948453261487433

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