In a presented research project, we aimed to examine relationships between career adaptability and quality of young adults’ tasks performance (types of life orientation and social participation based on theoretical framework of Reinders). We hypothesized that the combination of different levels (low or high) of two indicators of life orientation (transitive and moratorium) will result in different levels of career adaptability variables. The participants were 435 of young people (274 women i 160 men) aged between 18 and 25 (M=23,76; SD=3,37). The Social Participation Questionnaire (SPQ) by Brzezińska, Hejmanowska, and Rękosiewicz and the Polish adaptation of The CareerAdapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) by Savickas and Portfeli have been used. Research analysis revealed that high degrees of both transitive and moratorium orientation (integration path) results in significantly higher levels of all career adaptability dimensions then those represented by path of assimilation (high transitive and low moratorium orientation), segregation (low transitive and high moratorium orientation) and marginalization (low both orientations). A high score on the moratorium orientation scale indicates that a person focuses his/her attention on achieving current goals and using current possibilities. A high score on the transitive orientation scale suggests that a person is focused on development and achieving goals that are placed in future. Thus, it is the most balanced approach. These results suggest the relevance of career interventions to promote integration path for strengthening career adaptability in emerging adulthood.
