New job market entrants' future work self, career adaptability and job search outcomes: Examining mediating and moderating models

Guan, Y, Guo, Y, Bond, MH, Cai, Z, Zhou, X, Xu, J, Zhu, F, Wang, Z, Fu, R, Liu, S et al, Wang, Y, Hu, T and Ye, L (2014) New job market entrants' future work self, career adaptability and job search outcomes: Examining mediating and moderating models Journal of Vocational Behavior, 85. pp. 136-145.

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Abstract

Based on career construction theory and the model of proactive motivation, the current research examined the mediating and moderating models for the relations among future work self, career adaptability, job search self-efficacy and employment status. A survey study was conducted among Chinese university graduates (N = 270). The results showed that future work self (measured at wave 1) had positive effect on employment status (measured at wave 3), with this relationship partially mediated by career adaptability (measured at wave 1) and job search self-efficacy (measured at wave 2). In addition, the results further revealed that the positive effect of future work self on job search self-efficacy was stronger among the graduates who had a higher level of career adaptability. In support of the hypothesized moderated mediation model, for individuals with a higher level of career adaptability, the indirect effect of future work self on employment status through job search self-efficacy was stronger. These findings carry implications for research on job search behavior, career education and career counseling. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Guan, Y Guo, Y Bond, MH Cai, Z Zhou, X Xu, J Zhu, F Wang, Z Fu, R Liu, S Wang, Y Hu, T Ye, L
Date :	2014
Additional Information :	© 2014. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Depositing User :	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited :	22 Dec 2015 11:59
Last Modified :	01 Aug 2016 01:08
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/808658

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