Determinant Career Adaptability Through Career Self-Efficacy in Economic Education Students at Unnes

Changes in communication and information technology encourage the dynamics of the increasingly complex world of work, characterized by increasing career uncertainty and demands for technology mastery, this condition requires graduates to have career adaptability. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of the influence of internal locus of control, adversity quotient, employability skills, and social support on career adaptability with career self-efficacy as a mediating variable in economic education students of Semarang State University. This research method uses a quantitative approach with the Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) method. The research data was obtained through the distribution of questionnaires to UNNES Economic Education students and analyzed to test the direct and indirect relationship between variables. The results of the study showed that internal locus of control, adversity quotient, employability skills, and social support had a positive and significant effect on career adaptability. In addition, career self-efficacy has been proven to have a positive and significant effect on career adaptability and is able to mediate the influence of internal locus of control, adversity quotient, employability skills, and social support on career adaptability. Based on these results, the conclusion in this study is that increasing student career adaptability needs to be done through strengthening personal factors, work readiness competencies, social environment support, and students' confidence in their abilities in facing career tasks and challenges. This research contributes to the development of science in the field of career development and education, thus, the results of this research can be a conceptual basis for the development of a more comprehensive career intervention model. Keywords: adversity quotient; career adaptability; career self-efficacy; employability skills; social support; ABSTRAK Perubahan teknologi komunikasi dan informasi mendorong dinamika dunia kerja yang semakin kompleks, ditandai dengan meningkatnya ketidakpastian karier dan tuntutan penguasaan teknologi, kondisi ini menuntut lulusan agar dapat memiliki kemampuan adaptabilitas karier. Oleh karena itu, tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh pengaruh internal locus of control, adversity quotient, employability skills, dan dukungan sosial terhadap adaptabilitas karier dengan career self-efficacy sebagai variabel mediasi pada mahasiswa pendidikan ekonomi Universitas Negeri Semarang. Metode penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). Data penelitian diperoleh melalui penyebaran kuesioner kepada mahasiswa Pendidikan Ekonomi UNNES dan dianalisis untuk menguji hubungan langsung maupun tidak langsung antarvariabel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa internal locus of control, adversity quotient, employability skills, dan dukungan sosial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap adaptabilitas karier. Selain itu, career self-efficacy terbukti berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap adaptabilitas karier serta mampu memediasi pengaruh internal locus of control, adversity quotient, employability skills, dan dukungan sosial terhadap adaptabilitas karier. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, simpulan dalam penelitian ini bahwa peningkatan adaptabilitas karier mahasiswa perlu dilakukan melalui penguatan faktor personal, kompetensi kesiapan kerja, dukungan lingkungan sosial, dan keyakinan mahasiswa terhadap kemampuan dirinya dalam menghadapi tugas serta tantangan karier. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi dalam pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan pada bidang pengembangan karier dan pendidikan, dengan demikian, hasil penelitian ini dapat menjadi dasar konseptual bagi pengembangan model intervensi karier yang lebih komprehensif. Kata kunci: adaptabilitas karier; adversity quotient; career self-efficacy; dukungan sosial; employability skills