Making a Commitment to Your Future: Investigating the Effect of Career Exploration and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Career Concern and Career Commitment

Shi Chen, Yan Xue, Huaruo Chen, Hairong Ling, Jiajing Wu and Xueying Gu
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Shi Chen: School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China
Yan Xue: School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
Huaruo Chen: School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China
Hairong Ling: School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China
Jiajing Wu: Faculty of Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Xueying Gu: School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-17

Abstract: Career commitment refers to individuals’ dedication to their career; in the field of vocational psychology, career commitment is considered a vital factor for promoting a sustainable career. The current study examined a mediation model of career concern related to career commitment with career exploration and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy (CDMSE) as two mediators. The participants were 1105 high school students (males = 594, females = 511) recruited from three main cities in Jiangsu Province, China. Results indicated that the hypotheses were all confirmed: the direct effect of career concern on career commitment was significant ( ? = 0.598, p < 0.001); the indirect effect of career concern on career commitment through career exploration and CDMSE was also significant ( ? = 0.255, p < 0.001); and career exploration and CDMSE mediated the relation from career concern to career commitment. Finally, the authors discussed the implications of the findings which could be applied to improve a high school student’s career commitment and the sustainability of career development. The limitations of the study and the future research needed to complement the current work are also discussed.

Keywords: sustainable careers; career concern; career exploration; career decision-making self-efficacy; career commitment; high school students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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