New job market entrants’ future work self, career adaptability and job search outcomes: Examining mediating and moderating models.

Guan, Y.; Guo, Y.; Bond, M.H.; Cai, Z.; Zhou, X.; Xu, J.; Zhu, F.; Wang, Z.; Fu, R.; Liu, S.; Wang, Y.; Hu, T.; Ye, L.

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2014.05.003

New job market entrants’ future work self, career adaptability and job search outcomes: Examining mediating and moderating models.

Guan, Y.; Guo, Y.; Bond, M.H.; Cai, Z.; Zhou, X.; Xu, J.; Zhu, F.; Wang, Z.; Fu, R.; Liu, S.; Wang, Y.; Hu, T.; Ye, L.

Authors

Professor Yanjun Guan yanjun.guan@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Y. Guo

M.H. Bond

Z. Cai

X. Zhou

J. Xu

F. Zhu

Z. Wang

R. Fu

S. Liu

Y. Wang

T. Hu

L. Ye

Abstract

Based on career construction theory and the model of proactive motivation, the current research examined the mediating and moderating models for the relations among future work self, career adaptability, job search self-efficacy and employment status. A survey study was conducted among Chinese university graduates (N = 270). The results showed that future work self (measured at wave 1) had positive effect on employment status (measured at wave 3), with this relationship partially mediated by career adaptability (measured at wave 1) and job search self-efficacy (measured at wave 2). In addition, the results further revealed that the positive effect of future work self on job search self-efficacy was stronger among the graduates who had a higher level of career adaptability. In support of the hypothesized moderated mediation model, for individuals with a higher level of career adaptability, the indirect effect of future work self on employment status through job search self-efficacy was stronger. These findings carry implications for research on job search behavior, career education and career counseling.

Citation

Guan, Y., Guo, Y., Bond, M., Cai, Z., Zhou, X., Xu, J., …Ye, L. (2014). New job market entrants’ future work self, career adaptability and job search outcomes: Examining mediating and moderating models. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 85(1), 136-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2014.05.003

Journal Article Type	Article
Online Publication Date	May 9, 2014
Publication Date	2014-08
Deposit Date	May 12, 2016
Journal	Journal of Vocational Behavior
Print ISSN	0001-8791
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	85
Issue	1
Pages	136-145
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2014.05.003
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1412417