Career adaptability,job search self-efficacy and outcomes: A three-wave investigation among Chinese university graduates |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Renmin University of China, Beijing, China;2. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK;3. Huaqiao University, Fujian Province, China;1. Durham University Business School, Durham, UK;2. Student Career Center, Peking University, Beijing, China;3. School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China;4. School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, NJ, USA;5. School of Government, Peking University, Beijing, China;6. School of Management, UNSW Business School, UNSW, Australia;7. CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;8. School of Management, Xi''an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi Province, China;1. Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA;2. Institute of Psychology, Leipzig University, Germany;3. School of Management, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;1. Renmin University of China, Beijing, China;2. University of Surrey, UK;3. Agricultural University of Hebei, China;4. Peking University, Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | Based on career construction theory, the current research examined the role of career adaptability in Chinese university graduates' job search process (N = 270). Results from a three-wave survey study showed that the four dimension of career adaptability (measured at wave 1) correlated positively with university graduates' job search self-efficacy (measured at wave 2) and their employment status (measured at wave 3). Among graduates who became employed, career adaptability dimensions also predicted positively their person–environment (P–E) fit perceptions (measured at wave 3). The results further showed that with the effects of demographics (gender, age, education level and major) and family background (family economical status and parental education) controlled for, when putting the four dimensions of career adaptability together, career concern and career control served as the strongest predictors for job search self-efficacy, which further mediated the positive effects of these two dimensions on employment status. In addition, career control also had indirect effect on P–E fit through the mediation of job search self-efficacy. Additional analyses using the global indicator of career adaptability also supported this mediation model such that career adaptability significantly predicted employment status and P–E fit, with these relations mediated by job search self-efficacy. These findings carry implications for research on career construction theory, as well as career education and career counseling practices. |
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