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- Title
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.
- Authors
Chen, Shi; Xue, Yan; Chen, Huaruo; Ling, Hairong; Wu, Jiajing; Gu, Xueying
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
JIANGSU Sheng (China); VOCATIONAL guidance; CAREER development; SELF-efficacy; HIGH school students; SUSTAINABILITY; DECISION making
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 22, p12816
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su132212816