Building a career through growth mindset and grit: a study of organization students
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Career adaptability has emerged as an important competency in today’s dynamic and unpredictable work environment. Many university students still face considerable challenges in developing the flexibility and perseverance required to respond effectively to complex and evolving career demans in a competitive global marketplace. This research examines how a growth mindset impacts individuals' ability to adapt to their careers, with grit positioned as a mediating variable, with a focus on students who actively participate in student organizations at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Padang State University. A quantitative method was employed, utilizing data gathered from a structured questionnaire distributed to 110 respondents selected using probability sampling techniques. The data were processed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM-PLS) with the assistance of SmartPLS version 4.0 software. The findings showed that growth mindset significantly influenced career adaptability, with grit as a mediating factor. The results of this study highlight the value of promoting a growth-oriented mindset and persistence in a organizational context to improve students overall career readiness, adaptability, personal development, and resilience in the future workplace.
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Maharani, M. . and Erlin, N. A. . (2025) “Building a career through growth mindset and grit: a study of organization students”, Jurnal Mantik, 9(2), pp. 627-638. doi: 10.35335/mantik.v8i6.6583.
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Duckworth, A. L., & Quinn, P. D. (2009). Development and validation of the short Grit Scale (Grit-S). Journal of Personality Assessment, 91(2), 166–174. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223890802634290
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Eggers, J. (2023). Relationships between Professional Skills Growth Mindset, Career Adaptability, Career Exploration, and Supervisor Support: A Moderated Mediation Model.
Gio, P. U., Hermanto, B. I. P., Nazriani, D., & Lubis, R. (2024). Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) dengan Software SmartPLS: Contoh kasus artikel di jurnal nasional & internasional.
Guan, Y., Deng, H., Sun, J., Wang, Y., Cai, Z., Ye, L., Fu, R., Wang, Y., Zhang, S., & Li, Y. (2013). Career adaptability, job search self-efficacy and outcomes: A three-wave investigation among Chinese university graduates. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 83(3), 561–570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2013.09.003
Hair, J. F., Risher, J. J., Sarstedt, M., & Ringle, C. M. (2019). When to use and how to report the results of PLS-SEM. In European Business Review (Vol. 31, Issue 1, pp. 2–24). Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-11-2018-0203
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Jackson, D., & Wilton, N. (2017). Perceived employability among undergraduates and the importance of career self-management, work experience and individual characteristics. Higher Education Research and Development, 36, 747–762. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2016.1229270
Kim, H., & Lee, S. (2025). The Effect of Growth Mindset on Career Adaptability Among University Students: The Mediating Roles of Grit and Social Support-Focusing on University Students in the Jeonbuk Region. The Society of Convergence Knowledge Transactions, 13(2), 41–51. https://doi.org/10.22716/sckt.2025.13.2.004
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Putri, I. S., & Yuniasanti, R. (2023). HUBUNGAN ANTARA OPTIMISME DENGAN ADAPTABILITAS KARIR PADA MAHASISWA GENERASI Z. Provitae Jurnal Psikologi Pendidikan, 16(2), 38–46.
Ramadina, F. R., & Azis, A. (2024). Towards Sustainable Success: The Role of Growth Mindset in Building Grit in Multi-Level Business Marketing Members. Jurnal Imiah Psikologi, 12, 568–574. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.30872/psikoborneo.v12i4
Rudolph, C. W., Lavigne, K. N., & Zacher, H. (2017). Career adaptability: A meta-analysis of relationships with measures of adaptivity, adapting responses, and adaptation results. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 98, 17–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2016.09.002
Savickas, M. L., & Porfeli, E. J. (2012). Career Adapt-Abilities Scale: Construction, reliability, and measurement equivalence across 13 countries. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 80(3), 661–673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2012.01.011
Savickas, M. L. (2005). The theory and practice of career construction. Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work, 1(1), 42-70.
Siebring, M. (2022). Professional skills growth mindset, career adaptability and the moderating role of supervisor support.
Sigmundsson, H., & Haga, M. (2024). Growth Mindset Scale: Aspects of reliability and validity of a new 8-item scale assessing growth mindset. New Ideas in Psychology, 75(August), 101111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101111
Succi, C., & Canovi, M. (2020). Soft skills to enhance graduate employability: comparing students and employers’ perceptions. Studies in Higher Education, 45(9), 1834–1847. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1585420
Sugiyono. (2013). Metode penelitian kuantitatif, kualitatif, dan R&D. Alfabeta.
Wibowo, D. H., Ambarwati, K. D., & Crescenzo, P. (2020). The role of grit and parent-child communication in career adaptability. Psikohumaniora: Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi, 5(2), 185–196. https://doi.org/10.21580/pjpp.v5i2.5727
World Economic Forum. (2020). The future of jobs report 2020. World Economic Forum.
Zhao, Y., Niu, G., Hou, H., Zeng, G., Xu, L., Peng, K., & Yu, F. (2018). From growth mindset to grit in Chinese Schools: The mediating roles of learning motivations. Frontiers in Psychology, 9(OCT). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02007
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