Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Jul 2023)
Linking Career Exploration, Self-Reflection, Career Calling, Career Adaptability and Subjective Well-Being: A Self-Regulation Theory Perspective
Abstract
Jingliang Ran,1 Huiyue Liu,2 Yue Yuan,3 Xuan Yu,4 Tiantian Dong5 1School of Business Administration, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 3College of State Governance, Southwest University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Economics and Management, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 5Hilton School of Hospitality Management, Sichuan Tourism University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yue Yuan, College of State Governance, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing, 400715, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15736077200, Email [email protected] Xuan Yu, School of Economics and Management, Southwest Petroleum University, No. 8 Xindu Avenue Xindu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 637001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15213202551, Email [email protected]: In the post-pandemic era, the cultivation of vocational adaptability among college students holds equal significance to fostering subjective well-being in the face of an increasingly daunting professional landscape. This intricate process can be influenced by exploratory expeditions into potential career paths, sincere introspection, and a profound sense of vocation.Methods: Drawing upon Bandura’s self-regulation theory, this research project employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to scrutinize the interconnectedness between career exploration, self-reflection, vocational calling, vocational adaptability, and subjective well-being within a sample of 1077 Chinese undergraduates.Results: The findings demonstrated that career exploration and self-reflection positively predicted career adaptability and subjective well-being. In addition, career calling had a significant mediating effect in this model.Conclusion: The findings of this study shed light on the significance of career exploration and self-reflection in fostering both adolescent career adaptability and subjective well-being. And are expected to provide a reference for the career construction and development of college students and career education in colleges and universities.Keywords: career exploration, self-reflection, career calling, career adaptability, subjective well-being
