The mediating effect of psychological well-being on self-efficacy and career development of physical education major students
Abstract We investigated the association between self-efficacy and career exploration and career adaptability of students majoring in physical education via psychological well-being because these students undergo a critical phase during their career exploration because of an inclination towards reev...
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| description | Abstract We investigated the association between self-efficacy and career exploration and career adaptability of students majoring in physical education via psychological well-being because these students undergo a critical phase during their career exploration because of an inclination towards reevaluating reality, realising their thoughts, and developing early professional goals. We used a primary data set collected from universities in two provinces of China. The participants were students with a major in physical education (n = 1381; age = 18-22 years). Students participated in the study by signing an informed consent. Hayes PROCESS model was used to apply multiple mediation model. The results suggest that higher self-efficacy is associated with better career exploration and career adaptability. In addition, four components of psychological well-being played a significant mediating role, and those are self-acceptance, positive relationship with others, personal growth, and purpose in life. The findings suggest that self-efficacy and psychological well-being are predominantly advantageous for the career development of Chinese students enrolled in the field of physical education. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd01371fd757409bae6d423ab292a6d62025-08-20T04:03:07ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832025-08-0113111610.1186/s40359-025-03168-zThe mediating effect of psychological well-being on self-efficacy and career development of physical education major studentsYikeranmu Yiming0Rong Ma1Yalikun Saiyidu2Institute of Physical Education, Xinjiang Normal UniversityInstitute of Physical Education, Xinjiang Normal UniversityDepartment of Physical Education, Xinjiang Agricultural UniversityAbstract We investigated the association between self-efficacy and career exploration and career adaptability of students majoring in physical education via psychological well-being because these students undergo a critical phase during their career exploration because of an inclination towards reevaluating reality, realising their thoughts, and developing early professional goals. We used a primary data set collected from universities in two provinces of China. The participants were students with a major in physical education (n = 1381; age = 18-22 years). Students participated in the study by signing an informed consent. Hayes PROCESS model was used to apply multiple mediation model. The results suggest that higher self-efficacy is associated with better career exploration and career adaptability. In addition, four components of psychological well-being played a significant mediating role, and those are self-acceptance, positive relationship with others, personal growth, and purpose in life. The findings suggest that self-efficacy and psychological well-being are predominantly advantageous for the career development of Chinese students enrolled in the field of physical education.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03168-zSelf-efficacyCareer explorationCareer adaptabilityPsychological well-beingMediation |
| spellingShingle | Yikeranmu Yiming Rong Ma Yalikun Saiyidu The mediating effect of psychological well-being on self-efficacy and career development of physical education major students BMC Psychology Self-efficacy Career exploration Career adaptability Psychological well-being Mediation |
| title | The mediating effect of psychological well-being on self-efficacy and career development of physical education major students |
| title_full | The mediating effect of psychological well-being on self-efficacy and career development of physical education major students |
| title_fullStr | The mediating effect of psychological well-being on self-efficacy and career development of physical education major students |
| title_full_unstemmed | The mediating effect of psychological well-being on self-efficacy and career development of physical education major students |
| title_short | The mediating effect of psychological well-being on self-efficacy and career development of physical education major students |
| title_sort | mediating effect of psychological well being on self efficacy and career development of physical education major students |
| topic | Self-efficacy Career exploration Career adaptability Psychological well-being Mediation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03168-z |
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