Factors Affecting Career Adaptability of Art College Students in Sichuan Province, China

Chenyue Zhao; Sumalee  Chinokul

ผู้แต่ง

Chenyue Zhao Suryadhep Teachers College, Rangsit University
Sumalee Chinokul Suryadhep Teachers College, Rangsit University

คำสำคัญ:

Career Adaptability, Core Self-evaluation, University Factors, Environmental Factors, Art College Students

บทคัดย่อ

Career adaptability is crucial for today’s art college students because it equips them to handle uncertain, competitive, and rapidly changing creative industries. However, the factors affecting art college students’ career adaptability remains unclear. The researcher of this study taken core self-evaluation, university and environmental factors as its factors to examine the relationships between those three factors and art college students’ career adaptability in Sichuan Province, China. A quantitative method was employed, 390 art college students were selected from Sichuan Province with stratified sampling to participate in the five-point Likert questionnaire survey. The obtained data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Three research hypotheses were supported at the 0.001 significance level, respectively: H1: Core self-evaluation significantly and positively affects career adaptability (p ≤ .001), the same results also occurred for H2: University Factors significantly and positively affect career adaptability (p ≤ .001), and H3: Environmental factors significantly and positively affect career adaptability (p ≤ .001). This research findings not only identified the significant factors of career adaptability for Chinese art college students, but also pointed out the directions for college administrator and policy makers to better support art college students’ career adaptability to ensure art college students’ long-term career success and resilience in unpredictable art careers.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

เอกสารอ้างอิง

Boo, S., Wang, C., & Kim, M. (2021). Career adaptability, future time perspective, and career anxiety

among undergraduate students: A cross-national comparison. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure,

Sport & Tourism Education, 29, 100328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlste.2021.100328

Chen, H., Liu, F., & Wen, Y. (2023). The influence of college students’ core self-evaluation on job search

outcomes: chain mediating effect of career exploration and career adaptability. Current

Psychology, 42(18), 15696-15707. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02923-4

Fu, C., Cai, Y., Yang, Q., Pan, G., Xu, D., & Shi, W. (2023). Career adaptability development in the school-

to-work transition. Journal of Career Assessment, 31(3), 476-492. https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727221120366

Gati, I., & Kulcsár, V. (2021). Making better career decisions: From challenges to opportunities. Journal of

Vocational Behavior, 126, 103545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2021.103545.

Green, Z. A., Noor, U., & Hashemi, M. N. (2020). Furthering proactivity and career adaptability among

university students: Test of intervention. Journal of Career Assessment, 28(3), 402-424.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072719870739

Haenggli, M., & Hirschi, A. (2020). Career adaptability and career success in the context of a broader

career resources framework. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 119, 103414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103414

Judge, T. A., Erez, A., Bono, J. E., & Thoresen, C. J. (2003). The core self‐evaluations scale: Development

of a measure. Personnel Psychology, 56(2), 303-331.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2003.tb00152.x

Khan, N. A., Zhang, J., & Akhtar, M. (2024). Gig work self-efficacy and its effects on flexibility, career

adoptability, and adoption in the Metaverse: A moderated mediation model. International

Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 40(21), 6813-6824. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2365483

Li, S., & Yu, S. (2024). The role of Guanxi in fostering adaptability and work engagement among educators

in international educational institutions. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1336189. https://doi.org/

3389/fpsyg.2023.1336189

Liu, X., Zhang, X., Dang, Y., & Gao, W. (2023). Career education skills and career adaptability among

college students in China: The mediating role of career decision-making self-efficacy. Behavioral

Sciences, 13(9), 780. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13090780

Moss-Pech, C. (2021). The career conveyor belt: How internships lead to unequal labor market outcomes

among college graduates. Qualitative Sociology, 44, 77-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11133-020-09471-y

Parola, A., & Marcionetti, J. (2022). Career decision-making difficulties and life satisfaction: The role of

career-related parental behaviors and career adaptability. Journal of Career Development, 49(4),

-845. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845321995571

Savickas, M. L. (2013). Career construction theory and practice. Career Development and Counseling:

Putting Theory and Research to Work, 2, 144-180.

Song, Y., Mu, F., Zhang, J., & Fu, M. (2022). The relationships between career-related emotional support

from parents and teachers and career adaptability. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 823333.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.823333

Sou, E. K., Yuen, M., & Chen, G. (2022). Career adaptability as a mediator between social capital and

career engagement. The Career Development Quarterly, 70(1), 2-15. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12289

Stebleton, M. J., Kaler, L. S., Diamond, K. K., & Lee, C. (2020). Examining career readiness in a liberal arts

undergraduate career planning course. Journal of Employment Counseling, 57(1), 14-26.

https://doi.org/10.1002/joec.12135

Tandrayen-Ragoobur, V., & Gokulsing, D. (2022). Gender gap in STEM education and career choices: what

matters? Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 14(3), 1021-1040. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-09-2019-0235

Tang, M., & Fu, L. (2024). Job embeddedness, career adaptability, and perceived overqualification under

career shocks-findings from PLS and NCA. Work, 79(4), 1879-1893. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-230587

Xu, X. M., & Yu, K. (2021). When core self-evaluation leads to career adaptability: Effects of ethical

leadership and implications for citizenship behavior. In Leadership and Supervision (pp. 49-63).Routledge.

Yen, H. C., Cheng, J. W., Hsu, C. T., & Yen, K. C. (2023). How career adaptability can enhance career

satisfaction: Exploring the mediating role of person–job fit. Journal of Management & Organization, 29(5), 912-929. doi:10.1017/jmo.2019.75

Zhang, J., Yuen, M., & Chen, G. (2021). Career-related parental support, vocational identity, and career adaptability: Interrelationships and gender Differences. The Career Development Quarterly, 69(2), 130-144. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12254

Zhao, L., Li, W., & Zhang, H. (2022). Career adaptability as a strategy to improve sustainable employment:

a proactive personality perspective. Sustainability, 14(19), 12889. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912889