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Chain-mediated effects of career self-efficacy and career planning between social support and career anxiety in college soccer players

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the Career Anxiety of Chinese university high-level soccer players, to construct a chain mediation model, and to provide intervention suggestions to alleviate the Career Anxiety of this group. The study used questionnaires and collected 797 valid questionnaires (404 male; 393 female), and used AMOS 21.0 and SPSS 19.0 software for data processing and model testing through hierarchical regression and structural equation modeling. The results showed that: social support had a direct negative effect on Career Anxiety; career choice self-efficacy and career planning mediated between social support and Career Anxiety, respectively; and career choice self-efficacy and career planning together constituted a significant chain mediation effect. The conclusion suggests that improving the social support level, enhancing their career choice self-efficacy and perfecting their career planning ability are the key ways to effectively intervene in Career Anxiety among college high-level soccer players.

Source: Frontiers in Psychology

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1685011

Authors: Yu-Juan Feng, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Wei Wang, Wen-Juan Zhang, Guang-Wei Che

Institutions: Shandong University of Art and Design, Shandong Sport University, Qufu Normal University, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Career Development and Diversity

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801