@Article{IJMHP.2019.010832,
AUTHOR = {Lu Xin, Mengyi Li, Fangcheng Tang, Wenxi Wang, Ying Zhao, Xiaotong Zheng},
TITLE = {Better Match, Better Career: Comparing the Mediating Effects of DemandsAbilities Fit and Needs-Supplies Fit between Career Exploration and Career  Satisfaction},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {21},
YEAR = {2019},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {59--68},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v21n2/38527},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
ABSTRACT = {In the boundaryless career era, employees tend to focus on their own 
needs and what they can obtain from jobs to make wise career choices and achieve 
a high level of career satisfaction. Using a sample of 230 Chinese employees, this 
study investigated the mediating effect of demands-abilities fit and needs-supplies 
fit in the relationship between career exploration and career satisfaction and 
compared the mediating effects of these two types of person-job fit. This study 
found that: 1) employees could achieve a higher level of career satisfaction by 
conducting more career exploration behaviors; 2) both demands-abilities fit and 
needs-supplies fit mediated the relationship between career exploration and career 
satisfaction; 3) the mediating effect of needs-supplies fit was stronger than that of 
demands-abilities fit. Theoretical and practical applications were also discussed.},
DOI = {10.32604/IJMHP.2019.010832}
}