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Linking undergraduates' future orientation and their employability confidence: The role of vocational identity clarity and internship effectiveness.
Shen, Pingxia; Wu, Yunhong; Liu, Yinghua; Lian, Ruirui.
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  • Shen P; Faculty of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, PR China.
  • Wu Y; School of Public Affairs, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, PR China. Electronic address: wyhhappy1234567@mail.ustc.edu.cn.
  • Liu Y; School of Public Affairs, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, PR China. Electronic address: yhliux@ustc.edu.cn.
  • Lian R; School of Public Policy & Management, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, PR China. Electronic address: lianruirui@ahjzu.edu.cn.
Acta Psychol (Amst) ; 248: 104360, 2024 Aug.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39067236
ABSTRACT
Given the growing research interest in students' school-to-work transition, we examine the positive effects of undergraduates' future orientation on their employability confidence. Specifically, building on social cognitive career theory which suggests that career choices are influenced by a person's experiences, beliefs, interests, and values, we explore the mediator of vocational identity clarity and the positive moderator of internship effectiveness in this association above. Two studies were conducted to test our model. Study 1 included a laboratory experiment (N = 136) and tested the positive association between undergraduates' future orientation and their employability confidence through vocational identity clarity. Study 2 used a time-lagged research design from undergraduates (N = 315) to replicate the results and to additionally test a mediating role of internship effectiveness. We find that undergraduates' future orientation has a strong positive relationship with employability confidence, and this relation is mediated by vocational identity clarity. Additionally, the results show a positive moderation effect, that is, when undergraduates' internship effectiveness is high, the above indirect relation becomes stronger. The current research enriches the existing understanding of how and when the students' future orientation can contribute to employability confidence theoretically and empirically. Meanwhile, these findings indicated valuable practical applications by encouraging universities to promote undergraduates' future orientation and provide effective internships for them towards enhancing their vocational identity clarity and ultimately boosting their employability confidence.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estudiantes / Selección de Profesión Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Acta Psychol (Amst) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estudiantes / Selección de Profesión Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Acta Psychol (Amst) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos