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@article{186057,
        author = {SHASHIKALA H},
        title = {Family Resilience as a Predictor of Graduate Employability: Exploring the Role of Psychological Capital},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {124-127},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=186057},
        abstract = {This study investigates the influence of family resilience on graduate employability, emphasizing the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap). In the modern labor market, employability is not solely determined by academic qualifications but also by personal and contextual resources. Family resilience, the family’s capacity to adapt and recover from stress is proposed to provide emotional and motivational support that enhances an individual’s psychological capital, including hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism. Drawing upon the Conservation of Resources theory, this research explores how family resilience contributes to the development of PsyCap, which, in turn, fosters employability competencies. Data collected from 100 recent graduates across engineering, management, and social sciences programs were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results reveal that family resilience significantly predicts graduate employability, both directly and indirectly through PsyCap. The findings highlight the importance of strengthening family-based support systems and integrating psychological capital training into higher education curricula to enhance students’ employability potential.},
        keywords = {Family resilience, Graduate employability, psychological capital, Higher education, Resource-based perspective.},
        month = {October},
        }