Psychological capital, career identity and graduate employability in Uganda: the mediating role of social capital
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2016
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International Journal of Training and Development
Abstract
This paper seeks to evaluate the relationship between psychological
capital, career identity, social capital and graduate
employability. We also seek to evaluate the mediating role of
social capital on the relationships between psychological capital,
career identity and graduate employability in Uganda. A
population of 480 unemployed young people undertaking a
skills development and training program by Compassion
International was surveyed providing a sample of 215
respondents. Statistics revealed a significant positive relationship
between career identity and graduate employability,
social capital and graduate employability and psychological
capital and graduate employability. The hierarchical regression
result showed that about 15 per cent of the variation in
graduate employability is explained by psychological capital,
social capital and career identity. Mediation results confirmed
that social capital fully mediates the relationship between
career identity, psychological capital and graduate employability.
Therefore, the psychological capital, social capital and
career identity of graduates will help in counteracting the
employability challenges in Uganda.
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Psychological capital, Graduate employability, Social capital
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Ngoma, M., & Dithan Ntale, P. (2016). Psychological capital, career identity and graduate employability in Uganda: the mediating role of social capital. International Journal of Training and Development, 20(2), 124-139. doi: 10.1111/ijtd.12073