TY - JOUR
T1 - New job market entrants' future work self, career adaptability and job search outcomes
T2 - Examining mediating and moderating models
AU - Guan, Yanjun
AU - Guo, Yu
AU - Bond, Michael Harris
AU - Cai, Zijun
AU - Zhou, Xiang
AU - Xu, Jingwen
AU - Zhu, Fei
AU - Wang, Zhen
AU - Fu, Ruchunyi
AU - Liu, Songbo
AU - Wang, Yanan
AU - Hu, Tianlong
AU - Ye, Lihui
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Project ID: 71102107).
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - Based on career construction theory and the model of proactive motivation, the current research examined the mediating and moderating models for the relations among future work self, career adaptability, job search self-efficacy and employment status. A survey study was conducted among Chinese university graduates (N= 270). The results showed that future work self (measured at wave 1) had positive effect on employment status (measured at wave 3), with this relationship partially mediated by career adaptability (measured at wave 1) and job search self-efficacy (measured at wave 2). In addition, the results further revealed that the positive effect of future work self on job search self-efficacy was stronger among the graduates who had a higher level of career adaptability. In support of the hypothesized moderated mediation model, for individuals with a higher level of career adaptability, the indirect effect of future work self on employment status through job search self-efficacy was stronger. These findings carry implications for research on job search behavior, career education and career counseling.
AB - Based on career construction theory and the model of proactive motivation, the current research examined the mediating and moderating models for the relations among future work self, career adaptability, job search self-efficacy and employment status. A survey study was conducted among Chinese university graduates (N= 270). The results showed that future work self (measured at wave 1) had positive effect on employment status (measured at wave 3), with this relationship partially mediated by career adaptability (measured at wave 1) and job search self-efficacy (measured at wave 2). In addition, the results further revealed that the positive effect of future work self on job search self-efficacy was stronger among the graduates who had a higher level of career adaptability. In support of the hypothesized moderated mediation model, for individuals with a higher level of career adaptability, the indirect effect of future work self on employment status through job search self-efficacy was stronger. These findings carry implications for research on job search behavior, career education and career counseling.
KW - Career adaptability
KW - Future work self
KW - Job search
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.05.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.05.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903737388
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 85
SP - 136
EP - 145
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
IS - 1
ER -