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The Impact of Career Education Participation on Academic Self-Efficacy: The Sequential Mediating Role of Career Adaptability and Learning Engagement

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In order to clarify the mechanism of how career education impacts academic self-efficacy among Chinese senior high school students, data from 848 senior high school students in China (Mage = 16.88, SDage = 3.56) were obtained in this study. The goal was to test the independent and sequential mediating effects of career adaptability and learning engagement in the relationship between career education participation and academic self-efficacy. This study revealed that participation in career education significantly enhances academic self-efficacy. Specifically, career adaptability and learning engagement act as sequential mediators in the relationship between career education participation and academic self-efficacy. This study reveals one potential mechanism of how career education participation in schools impacts adolescent academic self-efficacy; the insights presented here have significant implications for the design of educational interventions.

Source: Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/bs15020174

Authors: Chunmin Pang, Ruiqin Xie, Nan Kang, Zhongfeng Hu

Institutions: South China Normal University, Guangdong University of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Kashi University

Language: English

Topic: Career Development and Diversity

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,654