Dataset on the antecedents of career adaptability among undergraduate students in Malaysia

Olawole Fawehinmi; Khulida Kirana Yahya; Mohd Yusoff Yusliza; Zikri Muhammad

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.106211

Dataset on the antecedents of career adaptability among undergraduate students in Malaysia

Data Brief. 2020 Aug 21:32:106211. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106211. eCollection 2020 Oct.

Authors

Olawole Fawehinmi¹, Khulida Kirana Yahya², Mohd Yusoff Yusliza¹, Zikri Muhammad¹

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
² School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.

Abstract

This data was obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 188 final year Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students in a Malaysian Public University. The survey was self-administered to final year BBA students undergoing seminar course prior to the commencement of their industrial training in the coming semester. A regression analysis was conducted in order to assess the link between students' self-esteem, pro-active personality, and social support with their career adaptability using the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) 20. Specifically, this data article provides data about the participants' demographic characteristics, as well as the mean, standard deviation and reliability of the measured constructs. It is believed by the authors that the dataset will guide policy makers on the choice of predictor(s) that could boost the level of students' career adaptability, most especially during the school to work transition, in this current volatile labour market.

Keywords: Career adaptability; Final year undergraduate students; Malaysia; Pro-active personality; Self-esteem; Social support.