The Mediating Role of Digital Skills in the Impact of Career Adapt-Ability on Career Sustainability in Sports Centers

Abstract This study aimed to examine the impact of career adaptability on the career sustainability of personnel working in sports centers and to reveal the mediating role of digital skills in this relationship. The study employed the relational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The sample of the study consists of personnel working at a sports center located in the province of Kayseri. The data collection tool was a questionnaire comprising four sections. The first section includes questions regarding demographic information, the second section features the "Career Adapt-Abilities Scale," the third section contains the "Career Sustainability Scale," and the final section includes the "Digital Skills Scale.". The SPSS 26 and AMOS software were utilized for data analysis; following descriptive statistics, the Hayes Process Macro analysis was employed to examine the mediating role of digital skills in the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. The results of the research determined that the career adaptability of sports center employees has a significant and positive effect on career sustainability. Additionally, it was identified that career adaptability significantly increases digital skills, and digital skills, in turn, positively affect career sustainability. The findings of the Hayes Process analysis demonstrated that digital skills play a partial mediating role in the relationship between career adaptability and career sustainability. These results reveal that not only psychosocial adaptability skills, but also digital competencies are essential for strengthening the career sustainability of employees.