THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY IN THE INFLUENCE OF DIGITAL LITERACY AND ADAPTABILITY ON JOB READINESS AMONG GENERATION Z STUDENTS
Abstrak
This study explores how digital literacy and adaptability influence job readiness among Generation Z students, with self-efficacy examined as a mediating factor. Although Generation Z is often assumed to be digitally proficient, many still feel unprepared for the demands of the modern workplace, prompting the question: are technical and adaptive skills alone sufficient, or does psychological readiness play a role in transforming these competencies into employability?. The novelty of this study lies in positioning self-efficacy as a psychological bridge connecting digital literacy and adaptability to job readiness—an aspect rarely explored in prior research. Using a quantitative, causal-explanatory design, data were collected from 100 university students in Pekalongan and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling with WarpPLS 8.0. The results reveal that digital literacy does not directly affect job readiness but significantly influences self-efficacy, which in turn has a strong positive effect on job readiness. Adaptability has both direct and indirect effects through self-efficacy. Overall, five out of seven hypotheses were supported, highlighting the central role of self-efficacy in activating external competencies for workforce readiness. These findings emphasize the importance of integrating psychological empowerment, particularly self-efficacy development, into higher education curricula alongside technical and adaptive skills to better prepare students for an evolving labor market.Referensi
Journal
Abdullah, M. S., Mustafa, M., Al-Dubai, M., Abdulaziz, A.-H., & Ateik, M. (2023). Self-Efficacy Mediates Work Ethics and Work Readiness. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management (IJAEM), 5, 881. https://doi.org/10.35629/5252-0505881895
Amri, M. (2022). Adaptability and Employee Performance in the Era of Post-Pandemic Work Environment. International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 12(1), 45–62.
Aprilian, E. A. D. P., Prabowo, H., & Setyorini, N. (2024). Pengaruh Kompetensi dan Adaptibilitas terhadap Kinerja Karyawan dengan Self Efficacy Sebagai Variabel Intervening pada Karyawan. Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen Dan Akuntansi, 1(6), 76–84. https://doi.org/10.69714/3cf61806
Isnaini, R., & Herlina, S. (2023). The Role of Employability Skills and Work Readiness on Graduate Success in the Global Job Market. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 75(2), 134–150.
Kardafi, M. R. L. (2017). Pengaruh Adaptabilitas Karir terhadap Kepuasan Kerja dengan Older Worker Age dan Motivasi Kerja sebagai Pemoderasi Pada Pegawai Universitas Syiah Kuala. Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Ekonomi Manajemen, 2(1), 178–201.
Maulidiyah, R., & Ubaidillah, H. (2024). Pengaruh Soft Skill, Hard Skill Dan Motivasi Pada Kesiapan Kerja Mahasiswa Sebagai Generasi Z Dalam Menghadapi Era Digital. Journal of Economic, Bussines and Accounting (COSTING), 7(3), 4875–4889.
Mawaddah, L. (2019). Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Career Achievement: An Empirical Study. Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 7(2), 102–110.
Novita, D., Violinda, Q., & Darmaputra, M. F. (2023). Pengaruh Hard Skill, Soft Skill dan Self-Efficacy Terhadap Kesiapan Kerja (Studi Kasus Pada Mahasiswa Tingkat Akhir Universitas PGRI Semarang). Journal Economic Excellence Ibnu Sina, 1(4), 281–300. https://doi.org/10.59841/excellence.v1i4.601
Nurmasari, Y. (2024). Studi Terkait Pemahaman Etos Kerja Islami, Adaptabilitas Karier dan Kematangan Karier dalam Kesiapan Kerja Setelah Lulus. Jurnal Consulenza: Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Dan Psikologi, 2(7), 128–145. http://ejurnal.uij.ac.id/index.php/CONS
Pakpahan, R., & Nikmah, S. (2024). Kesiapan Kerja Mahasiswa Akuntansi di Era Disrupsi Teknologi Digital: Peran Keahlian Akuntansi, Literasi Digital, Literasi Manusia, dan Adaptabilitas Karir. Al-Kharaj: Jurnal Ekonomi, Keuangan & Bisnis Syariah, 6(4), 4797–4812. https://doi.org/10.47467/alkharaj.v6i4.1037
Putri, R. Y., & Supriansyah, S. (2021). Pengaruh Literasi Digital terhadap Kesiapan Kerja Generasi Z di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan. EDUKATIF : JURNAL ILMU PENDIDIKAN, 3(5), 3007–3017. https://doi.org/10.31004/edukatif.v3i5.1055
Wiharja MS, H., Rahayu, S., & Rahmiyati, E. (2020). Pengaruh Self Efficacy terhadap Kesiapan Kerja Mahasiswa Pendidikan Vokasi. VOCATECH: Vocational Education and Technology Journal, 2(1), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.38038/vocatech.v2i1.40
Winarno, W., Ninghardjanti, P., Subarno, A., & Choerul Umam, M. (2024). The Effect of Digital Literacy and Self Efficacy on the Job Readiness: A Case of Office Administration Education Students. Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif, 14(2), 1269–1279. https://doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v14.i2.202491
Zulfiqar, A., Saeed, A., & Raza, B. (2022). Impact of Digital Literacy on Employees’ Adaptability to Digital Transformation in the Workplace. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 35(4), 675–693.
Conference Paper/Proceeding
Alfikri, A. W. (2023). Peran Pendidikan Karakter Generasi Z dalam Menghadapi Tantangan Di Era Society 5.0. http://pps.unnes.ac.id/pps2/prodi/prosiding-pascasarjana-unnes
Books
Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The Exercise of Control. W. H. Freeman and Company. https://archive.org/details/selfefficacyexer0000band
Book Chapter
Abdi, M. N. (2024). Keterampilan Digital: Kebutuhan Masa Depan untuk Gen Z. In Generasi Z dan Ekonomi Digital: Menghadapi Tantangan Global (pp. 95–114).
Karimah, I. (2024). Pendidikan Berbasis Teknologi untuk Menghadapi Ekonomi Digital. In Generasi Z dan Ekonomi Digital: Menghadapi Tantangan Global. (pp. 115–134).
Internet
Badan Pusat Statistik Kota Tasikmalaya. (2024, May 28). Not in Employment, Education, and Training/NEET pada Gen Z. https://tasikmalayakota.bps.go.id/id/news/2024/05/28/321/not-in-employment--education--and-training-neet-pada-gen-z-.html
Abdullah, M. S., Mustafa, M., Al-Dubai, M., Abdulaziz, A.-H., & Ateik, M. (2023). Self-Efficacy Mediates Work Ethics and Work Readiness. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management (IJAEM), 5, 881. https://doi.org/10.35629/5252-0505881895
Amri, M. (2022). Adaptability and Employee Performance in the Era of Post-Pandemic Work Environment. International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 12(1), 45–62.
Aprilian, E. A. D. P., Prabowo, H., & Setyorini, N. (2024). Pengaruh Kompetensi dan Adaptibilitas terhadap Kinerja Karyawan dengan Self Efficacy Sebagai Variabel Intervening pada Karyawan. Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen Dan Akuntansi, 1(6), 76–84. https://doi.org/10.69714/3cf61806
Isnaini, R., & Herlina, S. (2023). The Role of Employability Skills and Work Readiness on Graduate Success in the Global Job Market. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 75(2), 134–150.
Kardafi, M. R. L. (2017). Pengaruh Adaptabilitas Karir terhadap Kepuasan Kerja dengan Older Worker Age dan Motivasi Kerja sebagai Pemoderasi Pada Pegawai Universitas Syiah Kuala. Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Ekonomi Manajemen, 2(1), 178–201.
Maulidiyah, R., & Ubaidillah, H. (2024). Pengaruh Soft Skill, Hard Skill Dan Motivasi Pada Kesiapan Kerja Mahasiswa Sebagai Generasi Z Dalam Menghadapi Era Digital. Journal of Economic, Bussines and Accounting (COSTING), 7(3), 4875–4889.
Mawaddah, L. (2019). Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Career Achievement: An Empirical Study. Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 7(2), 102–110.
Novita, D., Violinda, Q., & Darmaputra, M. F. (2023). Pengaruh Hard Skill, Soft Skill dan Self-Efficacy Terhadap Kesiapan Kerja (Studi Kasus Pada Mahasiswa Tingkat Akhir Universitas PGRI Semarang). Journal Economic Excellence Ibnu Sina, 1(4), 281–300. https://doi.org/10.59841/excellence.v1i4.601
Nurmasari, Y. (2024). Studi Terkait Pemahaman Etos Kerja Islami, Adaptabilitas Karier dan Kematangan Karier dalam Kesiapan Kerja Setelah Lulus. Jurnal Consulenza: Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Dan Psikologi, 2(7), 128–145. http://ejurnal.uij.ac.id/index.php/CONS
Pakpahan, R., & Nikmah, S. (2024). Kesiapan Kerja Mahasiswa Akuntansi di Era Disrupsi Teknologi Digital: Peran Keahlian Akuntansi, Literasi Digital, Literasi Manusia, dan Adaptabilitas Karir. Al-Kharaj: Jurnal Ekonomi, Keuangan & Bisnis Syariah, 6(4), 4797–4812. https://doi.org/10.47467/alkharaj.v6i4.1037
Putri, R. Y., & Supriansyah, S. (2021). Pengaruh Literasi Digital terhadap Kesiapan Kerja Generasi Z di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan. EDUKATIF : JURNAL ILMU PENDIDIKAN, 3(5), 3007–3017. https://doi.org/10.31004/edukatif.v3i5.1055
Wiharja MS, H., Rahayu, S., & Rahmiyati, E. (2020). Pengaruh Self Efficacy terhadap Kesiapan Kerja Mahasiswa Pendidikan Vokasi. VOCATECH: Vocational Education and Technology Journal, 2(1), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.38038/vocatech.v2i1.40
Winarno, W., Ninghardjanti, P., Subarno, A., & Choerul Umam, M. (2024). The Effect of Digital Literacy and Self Efficacy on the Job Readiness: A Case of Office Administration Education Students. Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif, 14(2), 1269–1279. https://doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v14.i2.202491
Zulfiqar, A., Saeed, A., & Raza, B. (2022). Impact of Digital Literacy on Employees’ Adaptability to Digital Transformation in the Workplace. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 35(4), 675–693.
Conference Paper/Proceeding
Alfikri, A. W. (2023). Peran Pendidikan Karakter Generasi Z dalam Menghadapi Tantangan Di Era Society 5.0. http://pps.unnes.ac.id/pps2/prodi/prosiding-pascasarjana-unnes
Books
Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The Exercise of Control. W. H. Freeman and Company. https://archive.org/details/selfefficacyexer0000band
Book Chapter
Abdi, M. N. (2024). Keterampilan Digital: Kebutuhan Masa Depan untuk Gen Z. In Generasi Z dan Ekonomi Digital: Menghadapi Tantangan Global (pp. 95–114).
Karimah, I. (2024). Pendidikan Berbasis Teknologi untuk Menghadapi Ekonomi Digital. In Generasi Z dan Ekonomi Digital: Menghadapi Tantangan Global. (pp. 115–134).
Internet
Badan Pusat Statistik Kota Tasikmalaya. (2024, May 28). Not in Employment, Education, and Training/NEET pada Gen Z. https://tasikmalayakota.bps.go.id/id/news/2024/05/28/321/not-in-employment--education--and-training-neet-pada-gen-z-.html
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