On the basis of the attachment theory, self-determination theory, and extant literature, the present study examined to identify mediating effects of basic psychological needs satisfaction and career decision-making intrinsic motivation on the associat...
On the basis of the attachment theory, self-determination theory, and extant literature, the present study examined to identify mediating effects of basic psychological needs satisfaction and career decision-making intrinsic motivation on the association between adult attachment(attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance) and career adaptability. The structural model was conducted to investigate whether adult attachment has a direct or indirect effect on career adaptability. For this purpose, a total of 341 undergraduates were asked to complete the questionnaires that measuring adult attachment, basic psychological needs satisfaction, career decision-making intrinsic motivation, career adaptability and the data was analyzed using Mplus 7.4. Results of the structural model indicated that the structural model indicated that the hypothesized model fit the data well. In addition, the significance of the dual mediation effects have been verified using the bootstrap procedure. The result of verifying mediation effects have indicated that the link between attachment anxiety and career adaptability was mediated by basic psychological needs satisfaction and career decision-making intrinsic motivation. Also, attachment avoidance had a significant influence on career adaptability through basic psychological needs satisfaction and career decision-making intrinsic motivation. Based on this research result, discussion, implication, limitation, and follow-up research have been proposed.