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How does role accumulation enhance career adaptability? A dual mediation analysis
Qingqing Feng1, Xiaoxi Chen1, Zexian Guo1
1510632 Guangzhou, China School of Management, Jinan University.
Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)
|October 5, 2021
Summary
Role accumulation positively impacts college students' career adaptability. This effect is mediated by self-efficacy and social support, offering new insights for vocational psychology research and career development strategies.
Area of Science:
- Vocational Psychology
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- Career adaptability is crucial for navigating career paths.
- Understanding predictors of career adaptability is vital for student development.
- The role accumulation theory offers a novel framework for examining career adaptability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the influence of role accumulation on college students' career adaptability.
- To examine the mediating roles of self-efficacy and social support in this relationship.
- To provide empirical evidence for the psychological pathways linking role accumulation to career adaptability.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 379 Chinese college students participated in the study.
- Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze the data.
- Validated questionnaires measured role accumulation, self-efficacy, social support, and career adaptability.
Main Results:
- Role accumulation was found to be a significant positive predictor of career adaptability.
- Self-efficacy and social support acted as parallel mediators in the relationship between role accumulation and career adaptability.
- The study validated the indirect pathways from role accumulation to career adaptability via self-efficacy and social support.
Conclusions:
- Role accumulation is a key factor in fostering career adaptability among college students.
- Interventions targeting role accumulation, self-efficacy, and social support can enhance career adaptability.
- This research offers a new perspective for understanding and developing career adaptability in higher education.
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