Social support and career adaptability among college students
The mediating roles of proactive personality and career decision making self-efficacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7160618 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhijun Liu (0000-0001-5533-3038), Jiaxin Liang (0000-0003-2129-3626) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 361-368 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626 |
| Publisher | Tech Science Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.32604/jpa.2025.068059 |
| OpenAlex | W4411965090 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
We examined the relationship between social support and career adaptability, as well as the mediating roles of proactive personality and career decision-making self-efficacy in this process. A total of 1354 Chinese college students (female = 964; mean age = 19.53 years, SD = 1.33 years) completed an online questionnaire. Path analysis indicated that social support was positively associated with higher levels of career adaptability. Both proactive personality and career decision-making self-efficacy served as parallel mediators, strengthening the relationship between social support and career adaptability. The complete chain mediation analysis revealed that social support influences career adaptability primarily through proactive personality, which in turn enhances career decision-making self-efficacy, further contributing to increased career adaptability. These findings extend career capital theory by demonstrating that social and psychological resources jointly facilitate career adaptability
Adaptability · Big Five personality traits · Career Counseling · Career development · Cognitive Information Processing · Developmental psychology · Management · Personality · Proactivity · Self-efficacy · Social support · Applied Psychology · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Health and Well-being Studies · Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Social capital and health
Psychological capital
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Effect of Proactive Personality and Decision-Making Self-Efficacy on Career Adaptability Among Chinese Graduates
The mediating role of career decision self-efficacy on the relationship of career emotional intelligence and self-esteem with career adaptability among university students
Boundaryless careers, social capital, and knowledge management
Personality and Social Capital
The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
The proactive component of organizational behavior
Career Capital and Well-Being
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |