The Mediating Effect of Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Career Education Experience and Career Preparation Behavior in High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1129-1147
Author(s):  
wan-sung Park ◽  
mi-sook Kim
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career Education ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Career Preparation ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
School Students ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
The Relationship

How Do Students Become Good Workers? Investigating the Impact of Gender and School on the Relationship between Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and Career Exploration

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7876
Author(s):  
Shi Chen ◽  
Huaruo Chen ◽  
Hairong Ling ◽  
Xueying Gu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Urban Schools ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Exploration ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Relationship

In the field of vocational psychology, career decision-making self-efficacy (CDMSE) and career exploration (CE) are considered the crucial factors for developing a sustainable career. This study investigated the relationship between CDMSE and CE among Chinese high-school students, as well as the moderating effects of gender and school. From 2019 to 2021, 24,273 students from 13 different high schools were recruited in the study (male = 15,050, female = 9223; urban schools = 12,327, rural schools = 11,946). The results showed that (i) male students scored significantly higher than female students in both CDMSE and CE, (ii) students from urban schools scored significantly higher than students from rural schools in both CDMSE and CE, (iii) CDMSE positively predicted CE, and (iv) school moderated the relationship between CDMSE and CE, with the effect of CDMSE on CE stronger among rural school students; a moderating effect of gender was not found. These findings indicate that promoting CDMSE can lead high-school students, especially rural school students, to engage more in CE to ensure sustainable career development under the protean and boundaryless career orientation.

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