ArticleFrontiers in psychology2024
The influence mechanism underlying meaning in life on career adaptability among college students: a chain intermediary model.
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- Pathways from Mindfulness to Career Adaptability: Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital as Mediators.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Machine learning-based analysis of key factors and mediating mechanisms of career decision-making difficulties among higher vocational college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The influence of meaning in life on smartphone addiction among nursing undergraduates: the mediating roles of professional identity and achievement motivation.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- The relationship of acculturative stress with meaning in life through the mediating role of difficulties in emotion regulation and meaning-centered coping style among international students in Germany.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The relationship between coping styles and career adaptability in telecommunications employees: chain mediation of anxiety and general self-efficacy.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a huge challenge to the career situation of college students. This study aimed to understand the mechanism underlying meaning in life on career adaptability among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A quantitative method was adopted. In total, 1,182 college students were surveyed using the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, the Adult General Hope Scale, and the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale. Results: There was a significant positive correlation between meaning in life, positive coping styles, hope, and career adaptability. Positive coping styles and hope play a separate mediating role and a chain mediating role. Discussion: The findings of this study emphasize the importance of meaning in life among college students to improve their career adaptability. Furthermore, positive coping styles and increased levels of hope contribute to the development of career adaptability among college students.
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