Planned Happenstance Skills as Personal Resources for Students’ Psychological Wellbeing and Academic Adjustment

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Valickas, Andrius
Raišienė, Agota Giedrė
Rapuano, Violeta
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Transition from the academic setting to the turbulent labour market requires more personal
resources than ever before. In order to successfully enter and perform in professional life one
must be ready to respond adequately to conditions of uncertainty and complexity. The concept
of planned happenstance skills presents a set of competencies to deal e ectively with unplanned
events generated by chaotic environment. These career-related resources are extremely important
for students pursuing successful adaption to professional environments and seeking to prepare for
personal career management. The present article aims to analyze the role of planned happenstance
skills when predicting psychological wellbeing and academic adjustment. Lithuania was chosen as a
case study since there is a high percentage of people with higher education. The study was conducted
using the quantitative method of questionnaire survey. Data of the survey were analyzed using
correlation and multiple regression analyses. It was found that planned happenstance skills had a
significant positive relationship with study variables and were a significant predictor of academic
achievement and psychological wellbeing.
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