Future Work Self Salience and Future Time Perspective as Serial Mediators Between Proactive Personality and Career Adaptability

Ling, Hairong; Teng, Shanjie; Liu, Xuejun; Wu, Jing; Gu, Xing

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.824198

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“…These findings are aligned with career construction theory [ 19 ], suggesting that positive self-concepts tend to expand undergraduates’ aspirations and develop their thinking about future career possibilities [ 16 ]. It, thus, significantly allows them to redefine their future self and proactively promote their employability [ 38 ]. At the same time, these results are consistent with self-determination theory [ 22 ], which posits that positive intrinsic motivation (e.g., future work self) is an effective predictor of positive job and career outcomes (e.g., employability) [ 17 ].…”

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“…According to career construction theory, individuals should consider their past memory, current experience, and future aspirations to make their career behavioral choices [ 19 ]. The future work self potentially expands undergraduates’ aspirations and develops their thinking about future career possibilities [ 16 ], which enables them to proactively prepare for enhancing their employability [ 38 ]. According to self-determination theory, the future work self serves as a motivational career resource that can motivate students to engage in current goal-setting and goal-striving behaviors to achieve a desired future [ 22 , 39 ].…”

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“…Consequently, their perceived employability is enhanced through the creation of a wider spectrum of future possibilities. Conversely, when students possess less job market knowledge, i.e., when they have less knowledge about the future labor market and the current employment situation, they have a vague self-image related to their future jobs [ 38 ] and engage in less career exploration behavior, thus limiting the development of their perceived employability. Drawing on these findings, we propose the hypothesis as followed:…”

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Linking undergraduates’ future work self and employability: a moderated mediation model

Ma,

Hou,

Cai

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BMC Psychol

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Background The career intentions of students play a crucial role in shaping the growth of the hospitality and tourism industry. Previous research underlines the significance of future work self in predicting outcomes related to one’s career. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the precise ways, timing, and conditions under which the future work self of undergraduate students can enhance their employability. Methods This paper aims to address the existing research gap by employing career construction theory and self-determination theory to propose a moderated mediation model—i.e., career exploration serves as a mediator and job market knowledge functions as a moderator in the relationship between future work self and employability. We conducted two independent studies (i.e., an experimental study and a time-lagged field study) to test the proposed model. Specifically, in Study 1 we employed an experimental research design to recruit 61 students majoring in tourism management to participate. They were randomly assigned to two scenarios (future work self: high vs. low), and we manipulated different levels of future work self by means of scenario descriptions. In Study 2, we used the time-lagged research design to collect data via submitting questionnaires among 253 Chinese undergraduates who majored in hospitality and tourism at a university in the middle area of China. Results The results indicate a positive correlation between undergraduates’ future work self and their employability. Furthermore, this relationship is mediated by a mediator of career exploration. It is important to note that this mediating relationship is also contingent upon the moderator variable of undergraduates’ job market knowledge when considering the impact of career exploration on employability. Conclusion The findings contribute to enriching the current understanding of the positive effects of future work self on undergraduates’ desirable outcomes in employability.

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Linking undergraduates’ future work self and employability: a moderated mediation model

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Hou,

Cai

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BMC Psychol

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“…The discovery affirmed the idea that adaptability in one’s career is impacted by both internal factors (personal perception) and external factors (career planning) [ 18 ]. Career adaptability, as per career construction theory [ 87 ], is marked by various dimensions such as planning, exploration, and decision-making, which are also signs of career maturity [ 23 ]. This implies that we can foster students’ capacity for self-discovery and vocational strategizing by employing diverse methods to aid them in making career choices and improving their career adaptability.…”

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Career Education Skills and Career Adaptability among College Students in China: The Mediating Role of Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy

Liu,

Zhang,

Dang

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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In the past, the shift in career patterns and the unprecedented disruptions caused by events such as COVID-19 have posed notable challenges for job seekers. This holds particularly true for college students who are preparing to enter the workforce. In this context, enhancing career adaptability plays a vital role in shaping their career development. The primary objective of this research was to investigate the relationship between career education skills and career adaptability among 273 undergraduate students in China. Additionally, the study aimed to explore the mediating effect of career decision-making self-efficacy in shaping this relationship. The findings of the correlation analysis indicate a significant positive correlation between career education skills and career adaptability. Moreover, the results of the mediation model revealed that career education skills significantly contribute to improving career adaptability along with the mediating effect of college students’ self-efficacy in making career decisions. This study suggests that universities should prioritize the development and expansion of career education initiatives. They should not only help establish clear career goals for college students but also cultivate a positive and flexible career outlook to assist them in better adapting to various changes that may arise throughout their career journeys.

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“…Some studies have found that college students’ PP can positively predict their CA level ( Hou et al, 2014 ). Ling et al (2022) showed that teenagers’ PP has a positive predictive effect on the CA of Chinese adolescents, i.e., their PP affects their future work self-significance and then affects their future time perspective and CA. Zhao et al (2022) showed that PP has a positive impact on CA.…”

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Effect of proactive personality on career adaptability of higher vocational college students: the mediating role of college experience

Fang,

Pan,

Ding

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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For higher vocational students, the college stage is an important period in their career development, and the college experience plays an important role in the relationship between their proactive personality and career adaptability, which in turn has a significant impact on their future career development. From the perspective of social cognitive career theory and taking 476 vocational students as samples, this paper explores the mediating role of college experience between proactive personality and career adaptability of vocational college students. The college experience scale is revised for higher vocational students, and it is verified to have good reliability and validity. SPSS and Amos were used to conduct correlation analysis，and the PROCESS macro was used for mediating effect analysis. The results show that the college experience of vocational students plays a partial mediating role in the effect of proactive personality on career adaptability. This work innovatively uses social cognitive career theory to explore the role of college experience in the relationship between proactive personality and career adaptability among vocational students. The theoretical models are established and empirical verification is conducted, confirming that higher vocational students’ college experience can affect their career adaptability. These results provide empirical evidence for vocational colleges to improve the career guidance of college students, and intervention measures are proposed to enhance students’ career adaptability during school years, thus promoting their sustainable development.

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Future Work Self Salience and Future Time Perspective as Serial Mediators Between Proactive Personality and Career Adaptability

Cited by 12 publications

References 65 publications

Linking undergraduates’ future work self and employability: a moderated mediation model

Linking undergraduates’ future work self and employability: a moderated mediation model

Career Education Skills and Career Adaptability among College Students in China: The Mediating Role of Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy

Effect of proactive personality on career adaptability of higher vocational college students: the mediating role of college experience

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