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Title: University-to-Work Success Scale: Adaptation and Validation in Newly Graduates
Language: English
Authors: Célia Sampaio (ORCID 0000-0002-5766-4073), Maria do Céu Taveira, Joana Soares (ORCID 0000-0002-2516-2810), Ana Daniela Silva (ORCID 0000-0002-8882-9184)
Source: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. 2025 17(5):1441-1453.
Availability: Emerald Publishing Limited. Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1WA, UK. Tel: +44-1274-777700; Fax: +44-1274-785201; e-mail: emerald@emeraldinsight.com; Web site: http://www.emerald.com/insight
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Measures (Individuals), Test Validity, College Graduates, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Success, Bachelors Degrees, Masters Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Career Planning, Attitudes, Life Satisfaction
Geographic Terms: Portugal
DOI: 10.1108/JARHE-03-2024-0130
ISSN: 2050-7003
1758-1184
Abstract: Purpose: Success in the transition between the university and the labor market is an important indicator of the adaptation of newly graduates to the worker's role in life. This study aims to describe the validity and reliability of the University-to-Work Success Scale based on its internal structure and relationship with measures of career success, protean career orientation and life satisfaction in newly Portuguese graduates. Design/methodology/approach: Using an online protocol, responses were collected from 576 graduates for less than twelve months (74.1% women), aged between 20 and 64 years (M = 25.8, SD = 6.693). Instruments included a socio-demographic questionnaire and measures of transition success, career success and life satisfaction. Findings: The internal structure of the scale was evaluated through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses that supported a four-factor hierarchical structure with a good fit. The reliability of the factors evaluated by Cronbach's Alpha was satisfactory. The scale consists of 29 items divided into four subscales (professional insertion and satisfaction, confidence in the future of career, income and financial independence and adaptation to work). Practical implications: These results support the use of the scale as a valid and reliable measure to assess success in the transition between university and the labor market in newly Portuguese graduates. Originality/value: This study is very important because this measure can serve as a basis for both preventive and corrective career interventions and policies. The preventive approach can help graduates in their transition to the labor market by promoting career resources. The corrective approach can include re-evaluating organizational integration practices after employment, with an emphasis on promoting gender equality.
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