Yunsheng Ruan^*, Li Chen, Zibin Cao, Lina Xu, Chao Han, Qianlu Sun

Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.3, pp. 319-325, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.068970 - 31 July 2025

Abstract This study investigated proactive personality effects on employment preparation and the mediating roles of self-efficacy and career exploration behaviors in this relationship. The study sample comprised 445 university students (68.3% female; aged 20 to 24) from a university in central China. The participants completed measures to assess proactive personality, employment preparation, self-efficacy, and career exploration behaviors. Structural equation modeling analysis results indicated that proactive personality predicted higher employment preparation; Self-efficacy and career exploration behaviors partially mediated this relationship. Specifically, career exploration behaviors had a stronger mediating effect than self-efficacy on the total effect (34.71% vs. More >

Lu Xin¹, Mengyi Li^2,*, Fangcheng Tang¹, Wenxi Wang³, Ying Zhao⁴, Xiaotong Zheng⁵

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.21, No.2, pp. 59-68, 2019, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2019.010832

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 More >

Lu Xin¹, Mengyi Li^2,*, Fangcheng Tang¹, Wenxia Zhou², Xiaotong Zheng³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.20, No.2, pp. 55-65, 2018, DOI: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 More >

Wenxia Zhou¹, Mengyi Li¹, Lu Xin^2,*, Jinqiang Zhu³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.20, No.2, pp. 41-54, 2018, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2018.010737

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 More >