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ERIC Number: EJ1477355
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Aug
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
Available Date: 2025-03-29
High School Students' Career Decision-Making Difficulties: A Multi-Factor Analysis Based on Career Construction Theory
Huaruo Chen1,2; Huadi Wang3; Ya Wen4; Xueping Shen5; Jie Xu3; Xueying Gu3; Wanru Song1
Psychology in the Schools, v62 n8 p2594-2607 2025
Drawing on survey data from 634 Chinese high school students, this study investigated the mechanisms of career decision-making through the lens of career construction theory. The findings revealed two key insights. First, career adaptability significantly mediated the relationship between students' need satisfaction and career decision-making difficulties. Second, while career exploration alone did not exhibit a direct mediating effect, it formed a chain mediation mechanism with career adaptability between need satisfaction and career decision-making difficulties. Additionally, the study identified a moderating role of career exploration in the relationship between need satisfaction and career decision-making difficulties. However, only high levels of career adaptability were found to effectively reduce such difficulties and enhance need satisfaction.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
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Identifiers - Location: China
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Author Affiliations: 1College of Education Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China; 2Center for Research and Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; 3School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China; 4School of Teacher Education, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, China; 5Career Development Education Research Center, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China