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Future Work Self Salience and Future Time Perspective as Serial Mediators Between Proactive Personality and Career
Hairong Ling1,2, Shanjie Teng3, Xuejun Liu1
1School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.
Chinese college students with proactive personalities show enhanced career adaptability. This is mediated by their future work self and time perspective, addressing employment challenges.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Career Development
- Sociology
Background:
- Chinese college students face increasing employment difficulties, including slow and disengaged employment.
- Career construction theory provides a framework for understanding career development.
- Proactive personality is a key individual factor influencing career outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between proactive personality and career adaptability in Chinese college students.
- To examine the mediating roles of future work self salience and future time perspective in this relationship.
- To provide insights for improving college student career development strategies.
Main Methods:
- A quantitative study involving 423 Chinese college students.
- Online survey utilizing validated scales for proactive personality, future work self salience, future time perspective, and career adaptability.
- Statistical analysis to explore direct and indirect effects.
Main Results:
- A significant positive correlation was found between proactive personality, future work self salience, future time perspective, and career adaptability.
- Proactive personality directly enhances career adaptability.
- Future work self salience and future time perspective act as significant mediators, both individually and sequentially.
Conclusions:
- Proactive personality is a crucial factor in enhancing college students' career adaptability.
- The study elucidates the mediating mechanisms through future work self and time perspective.
- Findings offer practical implications for career counseling and interventions for students facing employment challenges.
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