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Emerging Adults at Work and at Play: Leisure, Work Engagement, and Career Indecision

2010; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 19; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1069072710385546

1552-4590

Varda Konstam, Ilana S. Lehmann,

Retirement, Disability, and Employment

To expand the understanding of how leisure and recreational activities can inform career indecision, this research examined the relationship between career indecision, work engagement, and leisure in emerging adults, 25—30 years of age. Independent sample t tests reveal that career indecisive emerging adults scored significantly lower on all three leisure factors on the Leisure Diagnostic Battery, Short Form (LDB-B): Leisure Enjoyment t(62) = 6.997; Leisure Competence t(62) = 8.383; and Leisure Control t(62) = 6.792 (all at p < .001). Career indecisive emerging adults also scored significantly lower on work engagement t(62) = 5.488, p < .001. Work engagement and leisure activity provide an additional lens to understanding emerging adults in the throes of career decision making, some of whom are floundering and in need of professional assistance. Implications for career counselors are discussed.