Occupational Deviance Among University Counselors in China: The Negative Predictive Role of Professional Identity and the Moderating Effect of Self-Control.

Tiantian Chen, Xianjun Luan, Shenghong Dong

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tiantian ChenSchool of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China.

Xianjun LuanSchool of Law, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330022, China.

Shenghong DongSchool of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China.

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the Humanities and Social Sciences Key Research Program for Universities in Jiangxi Province JD19065

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Abstract

University counselors in China are anticipated to demonstrate professional conduct as an integral aspect of their vocational responsibilities. Although the existing literature primarily emphasizes normative professional behaviors, there is a notable scarcity of research examining occupational deviance, which is largely attributed to inadequate external regulatory mechanisms. Consequently, a significant gap persists in comprehending the subjective perspectives of counselors within this framework. This study seeks to explore the negative predictive influence of professional identity on occupational deviance among university counselors, as well as to assess the moderating role of self-control in this relationship. In October 2024, a total of 363 full-time undergraduate counselors were recruited using the convenience cluster sampling method. Validated scales assessing occupational deviance, professional identity, and self-control were utilized in this study. Hierarchical regression analysis was performed using the PROCESS macro to test the moderating effect. The mean score for occupational deviance was 2.553 ± 1.230, and the detection rate was 14.05%. A significant negative correlation was observed between professional identity and occupational deviance (r = -0.599,

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moderating effectoccupational devianceprofessional identityself-controluniversity counselors

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PMID41009308

DOI10.3390/bs15091278

PMCPMC12467687

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