The role of traditionality in the relationships among parental support, career decision-making self-efficacy and career adaptability

Miya Guan, Alessandra Capezio*, Simon Lloyd D. Restubog, Shari Read, Jennifer Ann L. Lajom, Min Li

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    Abstract

    Integrating career construction (Savickas, 2013) and cognitive evaluation (Ryan & Deci, 2002) theories, we examined the moderating role of traditionality beliefs in the indirect relationships among parental support, career decision-making self-efficacy and career adaptability among Chinese university students. Data were collected from 731 undergraduate students in China at two measurement periods, 18 months apart. Results showed that Time 1 parental support was associated positively with Time 1 career decision-making self-efficacy and Time 2 career adaptability. In addition, the conditional indirect effects of Time 1 parental support in predicting Time 2 career adaptability via Time 1 career decision making self-efficacy were stronger among students with low as opposed to high traditionality beliefs. The implications of the results in terms of theory and practice are discussed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)114-123
    Number of pages10
    JournalJournal of Vocational Behavior
    Volume94
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2016

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