Co-development of career adaptability and academic self-efficacy in college: A four-wave investigation

IF 2.2 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-04-13 DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2025.101792

Cong Yi , Yonghe Ti , Yanyan Liu , Yisi Zhan , Jun Wei

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Abstract

This study examined the co-development of career adaptability and academic self-efficacy during college and their associations with earlier self-determined motivations for choosing college majors (SDMM). Participants were 744 college students (M_age = 18.63 years) in China taking online surveys annually from freshman to senior years. Participants reported on career adaptability and academic self-efficacy from sophomore to senior years, with SDMM assessed in freshman year. Latent growth modelling showed generally linear increases in career adaptability and academic self-efficacy from sophomore to senior years. Students with higher career adaptability in sophomore year had higher academic self-efficacy in sophomore year; similar positive associations emerged for the change rates of career adaptability and academic self-efficacy over time. Importantly, SDMM in freshman year predicted higher academic self-efficacy in sophomore year and faster increases in career adaptability from sophomore to senior years. These findings underscored the significance of SDMM in students' later career and academic development.

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大学生职业适应性与学业自我效能感的共同发展：四波调查

本研究考察了大学生职业适应能力和学业自我效能感的共同发展及其与早期大学专业选择动机的关系。参与者为744名中国大学生（年龄18.63岁），从大一到大四每年进行一次在线调查。被试在大二至大四报告职业适应能力和学业自我效能感，在大一评估SDMM。潜在增长模型显示，从大二到大四，学生的职业适应性和学业自我效能大体上呈线性增长。高二职业适应能力高的学生高二学业自我效能感高；随着时间的推移，职业适应性和学业自我效能的变化率也出现了类似的正相关。重要的是，大一的SDMM预测大二的学业自我效能更高，大二到大四的职业适应能力增长更快。这些发现强调了SDMM在学生后来的职业和学业发展中的重要性。

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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5.10

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3.30%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology focuses on two key concepts: human development, which refers to the psychological transformations and modifications that occur during the life cycle and influence an individual behavior within the social milieu; and application of knowledge, which is derived from investigating variables in the developmental process. Its contributions cover research that deals with traditional life span markets (age, social roles, biological status, environmental variables) and broadens the scopes of study to include variables that promote understanding of psychological processes and their onset and development within the life span. Most importantly.