Psychological Development and Education ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (6): 691-697.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2016.06.07

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The Effect of Career Exploration on Job-searching Behavior of College Students: The Mediating Role of Job Searching Self-efficacy and the Moderation Role of Emotion Regulation

YE Baojuan, ZHENG Qing, LIU Linlin, FANG Xiaoting   

  1. School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022
  • Online:2016-11-15 Published:2016-11-15

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Abstract: To explore the mechanism between career and job-searching behavior of college students, a sample of 802 college students was recruited in the study to complete career exploration scale, job searching self-efficacy scale, emotion regulation scale and job-searching behavior scale. The results indicated that:(1)Job searching self-efficacy mediated the effect of career exploration on job-searching behavior of college students; (2)Emotion regulation moderated the effect of job searching self-efficacy on job-searching behavior of college students. Career exploration could directly influence job-searching behavior of college students, as well as through influenced job searching self-efficacy, ultimately influenced job-searching behavior of college students. Job searching self-efficacy and emotion regulation played a moderated mediation effect between career exploration and job-searching behavior of college students.

Key words: career exploration, job searching self-efficacy, emotion regulation, job-searching behavior

CLC Number: 

  • B844

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