Abstract
Career anxiety is a common experience among students due to high uncertainty and changes in labor markets in recent years. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying the link between career anxiety and career-related outcomes. Hence, current research aims to explore relationships among career anxiety, meaning in life, and life satisfaction through the moderating role of self-efficacy. By investigating 312 undergraduate students and using structural equation modeling, the results indicated that (1) career anxiety negatively relates to meaning in life, (2) meaning in life positively relates to life satisfaction, and (3) career decision self-efficacy moderates the relationship between career anxiety and meaning in life. The findings are essential for career counselors to buffer the adverse effect of career anxiety on undergraduates’ well-being by focusing on assessing and improving their self-efficacy.
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L'anxiété liée à la carrière comme obstacle à la satisfaction de la vie chez les étudiants de premier cycl : Le rôle du sens de la vie et de l'auto-efficacité L'anxiété professionnelle est une expérience courante chez les étudiants en raison de la grande incertitude et des changements survenus sur les marchés du travail au cours des dernières années. Cependant, les mécanismes qui sous-tendent le lien entre l'anxiété professionnelle et les résultats liés à la carrière sont peu connus. C'est pourquoi la présente étude vise à explorer les relations entre l'anxiété de carrière, le sens de la vie et la satisfaction de la vie à travers le rôle modérateur de l'auto-efficacité. En étudiant 312 étudiants de premier cycle et en utilisant un modèle d'équation structurelle, les résultats indiquent que (1) l'anxiété liée à la carrière a un lien négatif avec le sens de la vie, (2) le sens de la vie a un lien positif avec la satisfaction de la vie, et (3) l'auto-efficacité en matière de décision de carrière modère la relation entre l'anxiété liée à la carrière et le sens de la vie. Les résultats sont essentiels pour que les conseillers d'orientation puissent atténuer l'effet négatif de l'anxiété liée à la carrière sur le bien-être des étudiants de premier cycle en se concentrant sur l'évaluation et l'amélioration de leur auto-efficacité.
Zusammenfassung
Karriereangst als Hemmnis für die Lebenszufriedenheit von Studenten im Grundstudium: Die Rolle des Lebenssinns und der Selbstwirksamkeit Aufgrund der großen Unsicherheit und der Veränderungen auf den Arbeitsmärkten in den letzten Jahren ist Karriereangst unter Studenten weit verbreitet. Es ist jedoch wenig über die Mechanismen bekannt, die dem Zusammenhang zwischen Karriereangst und karrierebezogenen Ergebnissen zugrunde liegen. Daher zielt die aktuelle Studie darauf ab, die Beziehungen zwischen Karriereangst, Lebenssinn und Lebenszufriedenheit durch die moderierende Rolle der Selbstwirksamkeit zu untersuchen. Durch die Untersuchung von 312 Studenten und die Anwendung von Strukturgleichungsmodellen zeigten die Ergebnisse, dass (1) Karriereangst negativ mit Lebenssinn zusammenhängt, (2) Lebenssinn positiv mit Lebenszufriedenheit und (3) Selbstwirksamkeit bei Karriereentscheidungen die Beziehung zwischen Karriereangst und Lebenssinn moderiert. Die Ergebnisse sind wichtig für Berufsberater, um die negativen Auswirkungen von Karriereangst auf das Wohlbefinden von Studenten abzufedern, indem sie sich auf die Bewertung und Verbesserung ihrer Selbstwirksamkeit konzentrieren.
Resumen
La ansiedad ante la carrera profesional como barrera para la satisfacción vital entre estudiantes universitarios: El papel del sentido de la vida y la autoeficacia La ansiedad ante la carrera profesional es una experiencia común entre los estudiantes debido a la elevada incertidumbre y a los cambios que se han producido en los mercados laborales en los últimos años. Sin embargo, poco se sabe acerca de los mecanismos que subyacen a la relación entre la ansiedad profesional y los resultados relacionados con la carrera. Por lo tanto, la presente investigación tiene como objetivo explorar las relaciones entre la ansiedad profesional, el sentido de la vida y la satisfacción vital a través del papel moderador de la autoeficacia. Mediante la investigación de 312 estudiantes universitarios y el uso de modelos de ecuaciones estructurales, los resultados indicaron que (1) la ansiedad profesional se relaciona negativamente con el sentido de la vida, (2) el sentido de la vida se relaciona positivamente con la satisfacción vital, y (3) la autoeficacia en la toma de decisiones profesionales modera la relación entre la ansiedad profesional y el sentido de la vida. Los resultados son esenciales para que los orientadores profesionales amortigüen el efecto adverso de la ansiedad profesional en el bienestar de los estudiantes universitarios centrándose en evaluar y mejorar su autoeficacia.
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Müceldili, B., Tatar, B. & Erdil, O. Career anxiety as a barrier to life satisfaction among undergraduate students: the role of meaning in life and self-efficacy. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-023-09617-8
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