ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Impact of growth mindset on college students' career decision-making self-efficacy: the chain-mediating roles of perceived social support and meaning in life.
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- How peer support and pressure shape career indecision: the mediating role of career calling and the buffering role of internalized prosocial values.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Background: In the post-pandemic era, the number of college graduates has continued to reach new highs, while employment rates have fallen to a ten-year low. Career decision self-efficacy (CDSE) has been shown to significantly predict job search persistence and employment quality; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Growth mindset is considered an intervenable psychological resource, and its role in areas such as health and academics has been demonstrated. However, empirical research explaining how it is transformed into career confidence through the chain pathway of "perceived social support → meaning in life" is lacking. Clarifying this progressive mechanism could provide evidence-based strategies for university career guidance. Objective: The study aimed to examine the chain-mediated effects of perceived social support and meaning in life on the relationship between growth mindset and career decision-making self-efficacy among college students. Method: A survey was conducted among 556 students from Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine using the Growth Mindset Scale (GMS), the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (CDSE-SF), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and the Chinese version of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (C-MLQ). Results: Correlation analysis showed significant positive correlations between growth mindset, career decision-making self-efficacy, perceived social support, and meaning in life (r = 0.359-0.538, Conclusion: Growth mindset can directly enhance college students' career decision-making self-efficacy and can also indirectly influence it through perceived social support and meaning in life.
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