Linking Career Exploration, Self-Reflection, Career Calling, Career Adaptability and Subjective Well-Being: A Self-Regulation Theory Perspective

Jingliang Ran; Huiyue Liu; Yue Yuan; Xuan Yu; Tiantian Dong

doi:10.2147/PRBM.S420666

Linking Career Exploration, Self-Reflection, Career Calling, Career Adaptability and Subjective Well-Being: A Self-Regulation Theory Perspective

Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023 Jul 24:16:2805-2817. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S420666. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Jingliang Ran¹, Huiyue Liu², Yue Yuan³, Xuan Yu⁴, Tiantian Dong⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Business Administration, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
² Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, People's Republic of China.
³ College of State Governance, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
⁴ School of Economics and Management, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
⁵ Hilton School of Hospitality Management, Sichuan Tourism University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Introduction: In the post-pandemic era, the cultivation of vocational adaptability among college students holds equal significance to fostering subjective well-being in the face of an increasingly daunting professional landscape. This intricate process can be influenced by exploratory expeditions into potential career paths, sincere introspection, and a profound sense of vocation.

Methods: Drawing upon Bandura's self-regulation theory, this research project employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to scrutinize the interconnectedness between career exploration, self-reflection, vocational calling, vocational adaptability, and subjective well-being within a sample of 1077 Chinese undergraduates.

Results: The findings demonstrated that career exploration and self-reflection positively predicted career adaptability and subjective well-being. In addition, career calling had a significant mediating effect in this model.

Conclusion: The findings of this study shed light on the significance of career exploration and self-reflection in fostering both adolescent career adaptability and subjective well-being. And are expected to provide a reference for the career construction and development of college students and career education in colleges and universities.

Keywords: career adaptability; career calling; career exploration; self-reflection; subjective well-being.