Career Capital and Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Career Adaptability and Identity of Normal Student

Qian Xu, Chao Zhang (), Yifan Cui, Xinyu Hu and Suning Yu
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Qian Xu: Shanxi Normal University
Chao Zhang: Shanxi Normal University
Yifan Cui: Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Xinyu Hu: Huaiyin Normal University
Suning Yu: Shanxi Normal University

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2023, vol. 169, issue 1, No 9, 235-253

Abstract: Abstract This study explores the differences in career capital’s effect on well-being and the moderating effect of career adaptability between Chinese normal and non-normal students. 312 Chinese college students were surveyed in order to explore the impact of career capital on well-being and the moderating effect of career adaptability in normal and non-normal students. Results showed that: (1) Among normal students, psychological capital had the greatest impact on subjective and psychological well-being, followed by social capital and human capital. Human capital was the second most important factor in psychological well-being, whereas social capital was the least. (2) Among non-normal students, psychological capital had the greatest impact on subjective and psychological well-being, followed by human capital and social capital. (3) Career adaptability can only negatively moderate the impact of psychological capital on non-normal students’ well-being. This study revealed that psychological capital was the primary factor affecting well-being. The influence of social capital on normal students’ subjective well-being and non-normal students’ well-being is stronger than that of human capital, but the influence on normal students’ psychological well-being is weaker than that of human capital. The motivation factor of career adaptability produces the moderating effect.

Keywords: Career capital; Well-being; Career adaptability; Identity of normal student (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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