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How does proactive personality promote affective well-being? A chained mediation model

  • Lu Xin
  • , Mengyi Li*
  • , Fangcheng Tang
  • , Wenxia Zhou
  • , Wenxi Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beijing University of Chemical Technology
  • School of Labor and Human Resources
  • Beijing Wuzi University

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Abstract

Based on social cognitive career theory, this research examined a chained mediation model for the relations between proactive personality, career success criteria clarity, career decision-making self-efficacy and affective well-being. A two-wave survey study was conducted among Chinese graduating students (N = 235). The results showed that proactive personality (measured at time 1), career success criteria clarity (measured at time 1), and career decision-making self-efficacy (measured at time 2) positively related to affective well-being respectively. In addition, the results further revealed that proactive personality was positively related to career success criteria clarity, which further predicted affective well-being through the full mediation of career decision-making self-efficacy. The findings carry theoretical implications for research on affective wellbeing and advance our understanding of social cognitive career theory. Practical implications for both career educators and consultants are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-11
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Mental Health Promotion
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Career decision-making self-efficacy
  • Career success criteria clarity
  • Chained mediation model
  • Proactive personality
  • Well-being

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