Anxiety and self-efficacy as sequential mediators in US college students’ career preparation

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
LillyBelle K. Deer ◽  
Kelsey Gohn ◽  
Tomoe Kanaya
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Positive Feedback ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
Career Preparation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Search Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Current college students in the USA are reporting higher levels of anxiety over career planning than previous generations, placing pressure on colleges to provide effective career development opportunities for their students. Research has consistently found that increasing career-related self-efficacy is particularly effective at increasing career-related behaviors among college students. These studies, however, do not account for the potentially negative impact of anxiety on cognitive, mediational pathways, including self-efficacy. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to determine if anxiety plays a sequentially mediating role in the relationship between self-efficacy and job search intentions among college students. Design/methodology/approach Participants who were currently looking for a job or an internship were recruited to participate in an online study regarding career development preparation. Participants completed a job search behaviors “quiz” and were randomly assigned to either a “no feedback/control” condition or a “false-positive feedback/experimental” condition. Their career decision-making self-efficacy and state-trait anxiety were then assessed, as well as their intentions to engage in job search behaviors. A sequential mediational pathway analysis was performed to determine whether anxiety plays a mediational role in the relationship between self-efficacy and job search behaviors. Findings The hypothesized sequential mediational model was statistically significant. More specifically, participants who were randomly assigned to receive positive feedback experienced significantly lower levels of anxiety than participants in the control condition. In turn, lower levels of anxiety led to significantly higher levels of self-efficacy and significantly higher levels of job search intentions. Practical implications These findings have immediate implications for practitioners and educators who work with college students or any population that may be facing anxiety regarding the job search process. More specifically, these underscore the importance of lowering anxiety in order to lead to significantly higher levels of engagement in the career preparation process. Originality/value Currently, few studies (if any) have examined the potential mediating impact of anxiety on career-related self-efficacy and career development. Furthermore, no study has incorporated experimental methodology to test multiple pathways between anxiety, self-efficacy, and career preparation.

I See My Future!: Linking Mentoring, Future Work Selves, Achievement Orientation to Job Search Behaviors

2020 ◽  
pp. 089484532092657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Yang Kao ◽  
Hao-Hsin Hsu ◽  
Altovise Rogers ◽  
Mi-Ting Lin ◽  
Hui-Ting Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
Achievement Orientation ◽  
Mentoring Functions ◽  
Search Behaviors ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
Psychosocial Mentoring ◽  
Career Research ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Relationship

Mentoring is related to young adults’ career planning. The present study attempts to examine whether the perception of future work selves could be a critical mediating mechanism underlying the relationship between the reception of mentoring functions and job search behaviors. Moreover, we also investigated the moderating role of achievement orientation on this relationship. We tested our hypotheses with a time-lagged research design. Results indicated that psychosocial mentoring was related to future work selves, and future work selves were associated with job search behaviors. Future work selves mediated the relationship between psychosocial mentoring and job search behaviors. Moreover, achievement orientation moderated the direct and indirect effects of psychosocial function on job search behaviors. Specifically, the aforementioned relationships were stronger when achievement orientation was high compared to when achievement orientation was low. Important theoretical and practical implications for mentoring and career research are discussed in the current study.

scholarly journals Self-efficacy and job search success for new graduates

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo Petruzziello ◽  
Marco Giovanni Mariani ◽  
Rita Chiesa ◽  
Dina Guglielmi
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Personnel Selection ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Success Criterion ◽  
New Entrants ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between general self-efficacy (GSE), job search self-efficacy (JSSE), extraversion and job search success within a sample of new entrants in the labour market. It is hypothesised that JSSE acts as a mediator between GSE and job search success. Evaluation of the hireability – made by expert interviewers – of new entrants involved in a job interview simulation is proposed as a job search success criterion. Moreover, the moderating role of extraversion on the relationship between JSSE and job search success is explored.Design/methodology/approachData were collected on 177 graduates from an Italian university. Participants were involved in a simulation of an interview conducted by experts of the personnel selection process, who gave an evaluation. Macro PROCESS for SPSS was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsGSE has an indirect effect on job search success via JSSE. Moreover, extraversion has a moderating effect on the JSSE–job search success relationship for more extraverted job seekers.Practical implicationsJob search and counselling practitioners should consider extraversion and personal differences to improve the effectiveness of interventions aimed at fostering new entrants' self-regulatory resources and behaviours during the job search.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the existing research about the job search process by testing a new and important job search success criterion, showing that GSE could help new graduates in establishing a specific self-efficacy, such as JSSE, and demonstrating that extraversion interacts with JSSE.

Proactivity in career development of employees

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 525-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Presbitero
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Cognitive Complexity ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – Drawing on proactivity literature, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between employee’s proactive career planning (taking initiative to prepare for one’s career) and proactive career enacting (taking initiative to act on career plans). This study also looks into the influence of proactive personality and cognitive complexity in the relationship between proactive career planning and proactive career enacting. Design/methodology/approach – Survey data were collected in Australia (study 1; n=271) and were tested using structural equation modeling. Another set of survey data were collected in a different cultural context in the Philippines (study 2; n=215) for cross-cultural validation. Findings – Results show that proactive career planning and proactive career enacting are positively and significantly related in both cultural contexts. Results also show that proactive personality or the stable disposition of an individual to take initiative and be involved in future-oriented actions plays a significant role in moderating the relationship between proactive career planning and proactive career enacting. In addition, results show that cognitive complexity which pertains to an individual’s capacity to construe social behaviors in multidimensional ways moderates the relationship between proactive career planning and proactive career enacting. Practical implications – In today’s turbulent environment, employees need to be proactive when developing their careers. This study highlights the importance of being proactive when managing one’s career. Employees’ proactive personality and cognitive complexity also help in strengthening the link between proactive career planning and proactive career enacting, hence, these individual-level characteristics need to be developed and enhanced in organizations. Originality/value – This study is valuable as it extends and advances the understanding on how proactivity (proactive career planning, proactive career enacting, proactive personality) and cognitive complexity can contribute to career development of employees.

scholarly journals Peran Efikasi Diri dalam Keputusan Karier terhadap Hubungan antara Future Work Self dengan Adaptabilitas Karier pada Mahasiswa Tingkat Akhir

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Arifiana Nabilah ◽  
Wahyu Indianti
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Future Work Self

Competition in the current era of globalization requires individuals to be more adaptive in their careers. Career adaptability is one of the constructs related to career psychology that focuses on helping individuals to monitor career development during their lifetime. This research was conducted on 440 final year college students who were at least in the seventh semester of their studies at university. This study assumes that career decision self-efficacy a mediator for the relation between future work self and career adaptability. The results show that future work self has a strong relationship with career adaptability. The relationship is proved to be mediated partially by career decision self-efficacy. There are still other possible variables that can fully explain the relationship of future work self and career adaptability to final years college students.Key words:  Career adaptability, future work self, career decision self-efficacy, college students

Examining the influence of transformational leadership, organizational commitment, job embeddedness, and job search behaviors on turnover intentions in intercollegiate athletics

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 740-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Welty Peachey ◽  
Laura J. Burton ◽  
Janelle E. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Voluntary Turnover ◽  
Job Embeddedness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Search Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of transformational leadership, organizational commitment, job embeddedness, and job search behaviors on voluntary turnover intentions among senior administrators in intercollegiate athletics departments in the USA. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 196 senior athletic administrators completed an online questionnaire assessing transformational leadership of the athletic director, organizational commitment, job embeddedness, job search behaviors, and voluntary turnover intentions. A model of turnover intentions was tested using structural equation modeling. Findings – Results indicated that organizational commitment did not mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and job search behaviors, nor did job search behaviors mediate the relationship between organizational commitment and turnover intentions. However, job embeddedness moderated the relationship between organizational commitment and job search behaviors. Research limitations/implications – While the study results cannot be generalized outside of the intercollegiate context, the findings further the understanding of variables influencing the relationship between transformational leadership and turnover, which can guide future research. Practical implications – To limit job search and retain employees, managers would benefit from targeting retention efforts on employees with less organizational commitment and lower levels of job embededdness. Managers should strive to foster job embeddedness among employees. Originality/value – This study examines potential mediating and moderating variables of the relationship between transformational leadership and voluntary turnover intentions, an area of inquiry that has not been fully explored in the literature.

Mature age job seekers: the role of proactivity

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1082-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannes Zacher ◽  
Angelika Bock
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Job Search Intensity

Purpose – In the context of demographic and economic changes, helping mature age job seekers find employment is imperative. The purpose of this paper is to examine mature age job seekers’ proactive personality as a moderator of the relationship between age and job search intensity; and to examine job search self-efficacy as a mediator of this moderation effect. It was hypothesized that the generally negative relationships between age and job search self-efficacy and intensity are weaker among job seekers with a more proactive personality. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 188 job seekers between 40 and 64 years completed an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings – Consistent with previous research, age was negatively related to job search intensity. Proactive personality was positively related to job search intensity and moderated the relationship between age and job search intensity. Extending previous research, proactive personality also positively predicted job search self-efficacy and moderated the relationship between age and job search self-efficacy which, in turn, positively predicted job search intensity. Research limitations/implications – Potential limitations of the study include the cross-sectional design, sample selectivity, and the omission of possibly important control variables. Practical implications – Practitioners, organizations, and societies concerned with helping mature age job seekers find employment could provide additional support to those with a less proactive personality and low job search self-efficacy. Originality/value – This study extends previous research by showing that mature age job seekers’ job search self-efficacy mediates the moderating effect of proactive personality on the relationship between age and job search intensity.

Credit card literacy and financial well-being of college students

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 991-1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yam B. Limbu ◽  
Shintaro Sato
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Credit Cards ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose By testing a moderated mediation model, the purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of credit card self-efficacy in the relationship between credit card literacy and financial well-being. The authors further examine if credit card number moderates this effect. Design/methodology/approach Data for the study were collected from 427 college students. The PROCESS macros in IBM SPSS Statistics 23 was used to assess the hypothesized relationships. Findings Credit card literacy positively influences financial well-being through self-efficacy. However, this effect is stronger when college students own fewer credit cards. Practical implications Banks and credit card issuers, policymakers and colleges and universities should place a greater emphasis on credit card literacy programs that enhance students’ general understanding of credit card terms and conditions and confidence in their ability to effectively use and manage their credit cards. Originality/value To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the relationship between credit card literacy, self-efficacy and financial well-being.

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