Economic Constraints as Career Catalysts: The Adversity-Transformation Framework in Vietnamese Higher Education

Quoc Dung Ngo, Thi Hue Hoang, Hoang Nhung Le, Faculty of Planning and Development, National Economics University, Faculty of Human Resources Economics and Management, National Economics University

Journal of Career Development

Published online on April 24, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Career Development, Ahead of Print.
This study introduces the Adversity-Transformation Framework (ATF), a theoretical innovation that reconceptualises how economic constraints function within collectivist cultural contexts. Drawing on structural equation modelling with 507 Vietnamese ...