The career adaptation model helps to explain the process of transitioning from university to employment among college students. This study tested the invariance of the model for gender and for Portuguese and Brazilian cultural contexts. Participants included 638 students (69% women, 66.1% Brazilian), aged 18 to 56 (M = 23.78, SD = 20.33). Individuals’ adaptability resources, adapting responses, and adaptation results were considered and assessed. Multigroup path analysis results indicated invariance of the model only for contexts, indicating that the adaptation process, in university to employment transition, is equivalent in Portugal and Brazil, guiding career interventions in both contexts.

职业适应模型有助于解释大学生从大学过渡到就业的过程。这项研究测试了性别模型以及葡萄牙和巴西文化背景的不变性。与会者包括638名学生（69％为女性，66.1％巴西），年龄18〜56（中号 = 23.78，SD  = 20.33）。考虑并评估了个人的适应性资源，适应性反应和适应性结果。多组路径分析结果表明，该模型仅针对特定情况是不变的，这表明从大学到就业过渡的适应过程在葡萄牙和巴西是等效的，在这两种情况下都可以指导职业干预。