Making a Commitment to Your Future: Investigating the Effect of Career Exploration and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Career Concern and Career Commitment

Sustainability

Jiajing Wu¹  Shi Chen²  Xueying Gu²  Huaruo Chen²  Hairong Ling²  Yan Xue³ 

[1] Faculty of Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China;School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China;

关键词: sustainable careers;    career concern;    career exploration;    career decision-making self-efficacy;    career commitment;    high school students;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su132212816

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Career commitment refers to individuals’ dedication to their career; in the field of vocational psychology, career commitment is considered a vital factor for promoting a sustainable career. The current study examined a mediation model of career concern related to career commitment with career exploration and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy (CDMSE) as two mediators. The participants were 1105 high school students (males = 594, females = 511) recruited from three main cities in Jiangsu Province, China. Results indicated that the hypotheses were all confirmed: the direct effect of career concern on career commitment was significant (β = 0.598, p < 0.001); the indirect effect of career concern on career commitment through career exploration and CDMSE was also significant (β = 0.255, p < 0.001); and career exploration and CDMSE mediated the relation from career concern to career commitment. Finally, the authors discussed the implications of the findings which could be applied to improve a high school student’s career commitment and the sustainability of career development. The limitations of the study and the future research needed to complement the current work are also discussed.

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