Abstract
Integrating career construction (Savickas, 2013) and cognitive evaluation (Ryan & Deci, 2002) theories, we examined the moderating role of traditionality beliefs in the indirect relationships among parental support, career decision-making self-efficacy and career adaptability among Chinese university students. Data were collected from 731 undergraduate students in China at two measurement periods, 18 months apart. Results showed that Time 1 parental support was associated positively with Time 1 career decision-making self-efficacy and Time 2 career adaptability. In addition, the conditional indirect effects of Time 1 parental support in predicting Time 2 career adaptability via Time 1 career decision making self-efficacy were stronger among students with low as opposed to high traditionality beliefs. The implications of the results in terms of theory and practice are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 114-123 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Vocational Behavior |
| Volume | 94 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Career adaptability
- Career decision-making self-efficacy
- Parental support
- Traditionality beliefs
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Applied Psychology
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Life-span and Life-course Studies