Core self-evaluation and career decision self-efficacy: A mediation model of value orientations

Zhou Jiang

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Abstract

This study examined two value orientations (i.e., a doing orientation, or the tendency to commit to work ethic and goals, and a mastery orientation, or the tendency to seek control over outside forces) as mediators in the relationship between core self-evaluation and career decision self-efficacy. Data were collected from 802 Chinese university students and analyzed employing structural equation modeling. Results showed that both doing and mastery orientations fully mediated the relationship between core self-evaluation and career decision self-efficacy. Mastery orientation exhibited a stronger mediating effect on this relationship than did doing orientation. These findings reveal some important mechanisms underlying the role of core self-evaluation in career decision-making processes and offer useful implications for researchers and practitioners.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)450-454
Number of pages5
JournalPersonality and Individual Differences
Volume86
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Career decision self-efficacy
  • Core self-evaluation
  • Doing orientation
  • Mastery orientation
  • Value orientation

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