@Article{IJMHP.2018.010737,
AUTHOR = {Wenxia Zhou, Mengyi Li, Lu Xin, Jinqiang Zhu},
TITLE = {The Interactive Effect of Proactive Personality and Career Exploration on Graduating Students’ Well-Being in School-to-Work Transition},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {20},
YEAR = {2018},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {41--54},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v20n2/38504},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
ABSTRACT = {Based on basic psychological needs theory of self-determination theory, 
this study investigates the interaction effect of proactive personality and career 
exploration on well-being for graduating students during school-to-work transition. 
Using a survey sample of 216 graduating students in China, we found that: 1) 
Proactive personality had a positive relationship with well-being. 2) Career 
decision-making self-efficacy mediated the relationship between proactive 
personality and well-being. 3) Career exploration negatively moderated the 
relationship between proactive personality and career decision-making selfefficacy. The relationship between proactive personality and career decisionmaking self-efficacy was stronger when career exploration was lower. 4) Career 
exploration also negatively moderated the whole mediation model. When career 
exploration was lower, the relationship between proactive personality and wellbeing through career decision-making self-efficacy was stronger. Therefore, it is 
useful to cultivate individuals’ proactive personality or encourage them to conduct 
more career exploration behaviors to obtain career decision-making self-efficacy 
and well-being.},
DOI = {10.32604/IJMHP.2018.010737}
}