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Employability, Emotional Intelligence and Career Preparation Support Satisfaction among Adolescents in the School-to-work Transition Phase

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dc.contributor.author Coetzee, Melinde
dc.contributor.author Beukes, Christopher J
dc.date.accessioned 2014-07-31T09:27:10Z
dc.date.available 2014-07-31T09:27:10Z
dc.date.issued 2010-11
dc.identifier.citation Coetzee, M. & Beukes, C. (2010). Employability, emotional intelligence and career preparation support satisfaction among adolescents in the school-to-work transition phase. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 20(3), 439-446 en
dc.identifier.issn 1433-0237
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13735
dc.description.abstract This study explored the relationship between the employability and career support satisfaction and emotional intelligence of a convenience sample of predominantly black (N = 590) South African adolescents (mean age 17, males 43%, females 57%). Data were collected using the South African Employability Inventory (Beukes, 2009) and the Assessing Emotions Scale (Schutte, Malouff, & Bhullar, 2007). A survey design and quantitative statistical procedure were used to achieve the research objective. Multiple regression analyses indicated that emotional intelligence contributes significantly to explaining the proportion of variance In the participants' employabillty scores. Emotional Intelligence and employabillty were also significantly related to the participants' satisfaction with the career preparation support they received. The findings may be used to Inform career services for young adults preparing for the world of work. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.title Employability, Emotional Intelligence and Career Preparation Support Satisfaction among Adolescents in the School-to-work Transition Phase en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Industrial and Organisational Psychology en


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