Exploring the influence of core self-evaluation on students’ academic self-efficacy: a qualitative study considering anxiety and interpersonal responses

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 3, 2025

Purpose This study explores the influence of core self-evaluation (CSE) on students’ academic self-efficacy, anxiety and interpersonal responses. It investigates how internal beliefs impact success among Chinese higher education students. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research design was employed, using semi-structured interviews with 30 students from various disciplines at H University. The thematic analysis utilized to interpret data. Findings findings suggest that levels CSE exhibit greater confidence can manage academic-related stress depression. Positive responses enhanced inner motivation, serving as a buffer against negative effects anxiety. Moreover, perceptions their emotional stability control contributed significantly resilience. Research limitations/implications is limited by its nature sample size, which restricted one university. These limitations may affect generalizability findings. Future could employ mixed-methods approach corroborate these across different cultural settings educational systems. Practical implications highlights importance supportive environment fosters positive self-evaluations enhance students' self-efficacy. Educational institutions should consider integrating psychological support mechanisms opportunities for developing skills within curricula. Originality/value contributes literature in education, particularly highlighting complex relationship between personal beliefs, management social interactions shaping outcomes.

Language: Английский

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The Impact of Core Self-Evaluations on Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention among Higher Education Academic Staff: Mediating Roles of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(7), P. 236 - 236

Published: July 15, 2022

Job satisfaction and turnover intention among academic staff remains a challenge in higher education institutions. To aid understanding of the factors that can reduce to leave increase job staff, present research investigated impact core self-evaluations (CSEs) on by proposing parallel mediation model. The researcher used quantitative approach. sample consisted (n = 305) working institutions Nigeria, with total 80 females 225 males. study attempted investigate connection between self-evaluations, satisfaction, using self-determination theory mediating role intrinsic extrinsic motivation relationship. Through application structural equation modeling, findings showed CSEs had an intention, mainly through motivation. provided new insight into connections expectations.

Language: Английский

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Linking Career Exploration, Self-Reflection, Career Calling, Career Adaptability and Subjective Well-Being: A Self-Regulation Theory Perspective

Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: Volume 16, P. 2805 - 2817

Published: July 1, 2023

In the post-pandemic era, cultivation of vocational adaptability among college students holds equal significance to fostering subjective well-being in face an increasingly daunting professional landscape. This intricate process can be influenced by exploratory expeditions into potential career paths, sincere introspection, and a profound sense vocation.Drawing upon Bandura's self-regulation theory, this research project employed structural equation modeling (SEM) scrutinize interconnectedness between exploration, self-reflection, calling, adaptability, within sample 1077 Chinese undergraduates.The findings demonstrated that exploration self-reflection positively predicted well-being. addition, calling had significant mediating effect model.The study shed light on both adolescent And are expected provide reference for construction development education colleges universities.

Language: Английский

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Application of deep learning in career planning and entrepreneurship of college students

Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(4-5), P. 2927 - 2942

Published: Aug. 14, 2024

With the continuous development of deep learning and artificial intelligence, its application potential in field education has attracted wide attention. This study mainly discusses college students’ career planning entrepreneurship. First, through a comprehensive review existing literature, gaps challenges current research are revealed. Subsequently, empirical methods were used to collect data on attitudes feelings towards develops validates model that predicts how interventions affect choices entrepreneurial intentions, while also proposing series strategic recommendations. The findings suggest can be as an effective tool help students better plan their careers enhance abilities. not only provides new perspective for theoretical research, but useful insights tools practitioners.

Language: Английский

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Proactive Personality and Career Adaptability of Chinese Female Pre-Service Teachers in Primary Schools: The Role of Calling

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(7), P. 4188 - 4188

Published: April 1, 2022

Career adaptability has attracted extensive attention from international scholars as one of the important factors predicting future sustainability individuals. Proactive personality and calling have a positive influence on individual career development life satisfaction, with reference to promoting sustainable This study focuses effects shaping female primary school pre-service teachers provides suggestions for training excellent elementary building quality education. investigated relationship between proactive personality, calling, among 707 in Chinese universities. The results showed that positively predicts predict adaptability. Calling partially mediated Therefore, it is possible enhance by cultivating schools, thus further this group. On basis, effective strategies should be adopted improve schools

Language: Английский

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Career Education Skills and Career Adaptability among College Students in China: The Mediating Role of Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 780 - 780

Published: Sept. 19, 2023

In the past, shift in career patterns and unprecedented disruptions caused by events such as COVID-19 have posed notable challenges for job seekers. This holds particularly true college students who are preparing to enter workforce. this context, enhancing adaptability plays a vital role shaping their development. The primary objective of research was investigate relationship between education skills among 273 undergraduate China. Additionally, study aimed explore mediating effect decision-making self-efficacy relationship. findings correlation analysis indicate significant positive adaptability. Moreover, results mediation model revealed that significantly contribute improving along with students' making decisions. suggests universities should prioritize development expansion initiatives. They not only help establish clear goals but also cultivate flexible outlook assist them better adapting various changes may arise throughout journeys.

Language: Английский

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Psychological empowerment as moderator of the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour

Cogent Business & Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Feb. 16, 2024

This study examined the relationships between core self-evaluation, psychological empowerment, and proactive work behaviour. Oriented by situation strength theory, also moderation role of empowerment in self-evaluation behaviour relationships. relates personal characteristics situational variable to organisationally desirable employee outcomes While were analysed as one-dimensional variables, has four dimensions: problem prevention behaviour, individual innovation voice taking charge Two hundred fifty-five employees sampled from public private organisations used for data analysis. Data with PROCESS tool hosted SPSS regression. The results showed that was positively associated moderated relationship contributes body knowledge potential a middle-range theory on relationship, substantially supports provides best combination

Language: Английский

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“Be perfect in every respect”: the mediating role of career adaptability in the relationship between perfectionism and career decision-making difficulties of college students

BMC Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: May 27, 2022

Considering the weakening of economy and shrinkage jobs under current global epidemic crisis, employment college graduates is facing unprecedented cruel competition. However, many students lack a reasonable understanding orientation themselves, which leads to them having high expectations for future careers not considering whether they are competent or not. Due ability self-confidence, appear be at loss hesitant when career choices. Therefore, purpose this study explore relationship between perfectionism, adaptability decision-making difficulties from both positive negative aspects.We sampled 400 in China used questionnaire obtain cross-sectional data through Perfectionism, Career Adaptability, Decision Difficulties scales. This explored using statistical analysis software such as SPSS AMOS results correlation mediating role analysis.College students' adaptability, were significantly correlated (p < 0.01). Positive perfectionism has predictive effect on difficulties, plays completely it (the direct -0.032, mediation -0.244, total -0.276.). Negative part roles 0.334, 0.099, 0.433.).College will more less pursue "perfect", but often with their own preferences pursue, cannot done based rational things perfect. College have higher also level, there degree difficulties. can reduce difficulty decision-making, it. lead role.

Language: Английский

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Core self-evaluation and innovative behavior: mediating effect of error orientation and self-efficacy of nurses

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: Dec. 5, 2023

Background Innovation plays a crucial role in advancing nursing and healthcare. Despite its significance, there is paucity of research examining the interplay among innovative behavior, core self-evaluation, error orientation, self-efficacy. This study, grounded Bandura’s social cognitive theory, seeks to not only investigate influence self-evaluation on nurses’ behavior but also elucidate mediating roles orientation self-efficacy within this relationship. By addressing these dynamics, aims provide comprehensive understanding factors shaping behaviors contribute broader discourse enhancing healthcare practices. Design A cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire. Setting Participants were recruited from 23 hospitals 6 provinces 1 municipality directly under central government China, namely Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Shanghai. total 741 nurses enrolled study. Methods The participants completed nurse scale, questionnaire, scale 2023. SPSS AMOS used for data analysis. reporting followed STROBE checklist. Results 706 valid questionnaires collected. positive was associated with more relation partially mediated by avoid failure. Core had predictive effect innovation path coefficients at 0.09, 0.23, 0.39, respectively. Conclusion Our complements evidence mechanism action between behavior. findings have important clinical implications promoting nurses.

Language: Английский

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“I am less biased than others”: the mediating effect of career exploration on decision style and bias blind spot

Higher Education Skills and Work-based Learning, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 6, 2025

Purpose This study primarily investigated the tendency of management students to exhibit bias blind spots on three biases related career decision-making. Second, it also explores how different decision styles, namely rational and intuitive, relate spots, considering exploration as a key factor that might influence this relationship. Design/methodology/approach To gather data from 277 second-year MBA specializing in business administration two southern states India. SPSS software was used measure spot score, partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) test hypotheses. Findings The research findings highlight during self environment exploration, styles indirectly affect through mediating effects exploration. Originality/value These have implications for future psychology, guidance, social psychology developing interventions enhance behavior decision-making mitigate cognitive

Language: Английский

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