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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Subjective career success is a fundamental aspect of sustainable careers, influencing how individuals navigate their careers over time. Leveraging the Conservation of Resource theory, this study differentiated between internally and externally directed career crafting behaviours and examined their relationships with subjective career success and turnover intention. It also examined how social capital (internal and external) moderates these relationships, reflecting the influence of proximal and distal contexts. This study employed a three-wave research design to address common method variance and collected data from a total of 353 participants. The findings revealed that internally directed career crafting behaviours mediate the relationship between subjective career success and turnover intention, whereas externally directed career crafting behaviours did not exhibit a significant mediating effect. However, when external social capital is high, individuals with low subjective career success tend to engage in externally directed career crafting behaviours. Overall, the results suggest that subjective career success triggers distinct career crafting pathways towards turnover intention and emphasize the differentiated influence of contextual resources on career development paths. The study concludes by highlighting both theoretical and practical implications, offering valuable insights for future research and career development practices aimed at fostering sustainable careers.
Author(s): Teow HH, Au WC, Ahmed PK
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Year: 2025
Volume: 34
Issue: 1
Pages: 58-74
Print publication date: 01/01/2025
Online publication date: 13/12/2024
Acceptance date: 04/12/2024
Date deposited: 09/01/2025
ISSN (print): 1359-432X
ISSN (electronic): 1464-0643
Publisher: Routledge
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2024.2440173
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2024.2440173
ePrints DOI: 10.57711/3yzg-tm79
Data Access Statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
