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Promoting Employees’ Affective Well-Being: Comparing the Impact of Career Success Criteria Clarity and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy
Lu Xin1, Mengyi Li2,*, Fangcheng Tang1, Wenxia Zhou2, Xiaotong Zheng3
1 The College of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
2 School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
3 Durham University Business School, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LB, UK
* Corresponding Author: Mengyi Li. Email:
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2018, 20(2), 55-65. https://doi.org/10.32604/IJMHP.2018.010723
Abstract
Based on social cognitive career theory, this study examined career
success criteria clarity and career decision-making self-efficacy as mediators in
the relationship between career exploration and affective well-being. Data were
collected from 475 emerging adults in their early career stages in China. The
results showed that both career success criteria clarity and career decision-making
self-efficacy mediated the relationship between career exploration and affective
well-being. Career decision-making self-efficacy exhibited a stronger mediating
effect on this relationship than career success criteria clarity. These findings reveal
some important mechanisms underlying the role of career exploration in
generating affective well-being and contribute to the social cognitive career theory
model. Implications both for researchers and practitioners are discussed.
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Xin, L., Li, M., Tang, F., Zhou, W., Zheng, X. (2018). Promoting Employees’ Affective Well-Being: Comparing the Impact of Career Success Criteria Clarity and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy.
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 20(2), 55–65.