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The relationship between social support and career adaptability: the chain mediating role of perceived career barriers and career maturity

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Abstract

This study explored the chain mediating role of perceived career barriers and career maturity in the relationship between social support and career adaptability of vocational college students. Eight hundred and sixty-two vocational college students were recruited to complete the Social Support Rating Scale, Perceived Career Barriers Inventory, Career Maturity Scale, and Career Adaptability Scale. Results indicated that: (1) social support could make significant positive effects on vocational college students' career adaptability; (2) career maturity could play a mediating effect on the relationship between social support and vocational college students' career adaptability; and (3) perceived career barriers and career maturity played a chain mediating effect between social support and vocational college students' career adaptability. It was concluded that social support can not only directly impact the career adaptability, but also make an indirect impact on the career adaptability of vocational college students through perceived career barriers and career maturity.

Résumé

La relation entre le soutien social et l'adaptabilité de carrière: Le rôle médiateur des obstacles de carrière perçus et de la maturité de carrière"

Cette étude a exploré le rôle médiateur des obstacles de carrière perçus et de la maturité de carrière dans la relation entre le soutien social et l'adaptabilité de carrière des étudiantes en école professionnelle. Huit cent soixante-deux étudiantes ont été recrutées pour remplir l'échelle d'évaluation du soutien social, l'inventaire des obstacles de carrière perçus, l'échelle de maturité de carrière et l'échelle d'adaptabilité de carrière. Les résultats indiquent que: (1) le soutien social peut avoir des effets positifs significatifs sur l'adaptabilité de carrière des étudiantes en école professionnelle; (2) la maturité professionnelle peut jouer un effet médiateur sur la relation entre le soutien social et l'adaptabilité de carrière des étudiantes en école professionnelle; et (3) les obstacles de carrière perçus et la maturité professionnelle jouent un effet médiateur en chaîne entre le soutien social et l'adaptabilité de carrière des étudiantes en école professionnelle. Il a été conclu que le soutien social peut non seulement avoir un impact direct sur l'adaptabilité de carrière, mais aussi un impact indirect sur l'adaptabilité de carrière des étudiantes en école professionnelle par le biais des obstacles de carrière perçus et de la maturité professionnelle.

Zusammenfassung

Die Beziehung zwischen sozialer Unterstützung und Laufbahn-Adaptabilität: Die meditierende Rolle der wahrgenommenen beruflichen Barrieren und der beruflichen Reife

Diese Studie untersuchte die meditierende Rolle von wahrgenommenen beruflichen Barrieren und beruflicher Reife für den Zusammenhang zwischen der sozialen Unterstützung und der Laufbahn-Adaptabilität von Studierenden an berufsbildenden Fachhochschulen. Achthundertzweiundsechzig Studierenden an berufsbildenden Fachhochschulen wurden rekrutiert, um die Skala zur Beurteilung der sozialen Unterstützung, das Inventar der wahrgenommenen beruflichen Barrieren, die Skala zur beruflichen Reife und die Skala zur Laufbahn-Adaptabilität auszufüllen. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, dass: (1) soziale Unterstützung einen signifikant positiven Effekt auf die Laufbahn-Adaptabilität von Studierenden an berufsbildenden Fachhochschulen hat; (2) die berufliche Reife einen vermittelnden Effekt auf die Beziehung zwischen sozialer Unterstützung und Laufbahn-Adaptabilität von Studierenden an berufsbildenden Fachhochschulen hat; und (3) wahrgenommene berufliche Barrieren und berufliche Reife einen meditierenden Effekt auf die Beziehung zwischen sozialer Unterstützung und Laufbahn-Adaptabilität von Studierenden an berufsbildenden Fachhochschulen haben. Es wurde gefolgert, dass soziale Unterstützung nicht nur einen direkten Einfluss auf die Laufbahn-Adaptabilität hat, sondern auch einen indirekten Einfluss auf die Laufbahn-Adaptabilität von Studierenden an berufsbildenden Fachhochschulen über die wahrgenommenen beruflichen Barrieren und die berufliche Reife hat.

Resumen

La relación entre el apoyo social y la adaptabilidad profesional: el papel mediador en cadena de las barreras profesionales percibidas y la madurez profesional

Este estudio exploró el papel mediador en cadena de las barreras profesionales percibidas y la madurez profesional en la relación entre el apoyo social y la adaptabilidad profesional de los estudiantes universitarios de formación profesional. Se reclutaron ochocientos sesenta y dos estudiantes universitarios de formación profesional para completar el Programa de Escala de calificación de Apoyo Social, el Inventario de barreras profesionales percibidas, y la Escala de madurez profesional y Adaptabilidad profesional. Los resultados indicaron que: (1) el apoyo social podría tener efectos positivos significativos en adaptabilidad a la carrera de los estudiantes universitarios vocacionales; (2) la madurez profesional podría tener un efecto mediador en la relación entre el apoyo social y la adaptabilidad profesional de los estudiantes universitarios de formación profesional; y (3) las barreras profesionales percibidas y la madurez profesional jugaron un efecto mediador en cadena entre el apoyo social y la adaptabilidad profesional de los estudiantes universitarios vocacionales. Se concluyó que el apoyo social no solo puede afectar directamente la adaptabilidad de la carrera, sino también tener un impacto indirecto en la adaptabilidad de la carrera de los estudiantes universitarios vocacionales a través de las barreras profesionales percibidas y la madurez profesional.

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    Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien

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Li, T., Tien, HL.S., Gu, J. et al. The relationship between social support and career adaptability: the chain mediating role of perceived career barriers and career maturity. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance 23, 319–336 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-021-09515-x

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