ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
The impact of proactive personality on career choice anxiety among university students: the chain mediating roles of intolerance of uncertainty and career decision making difficulties.
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- When AI threatens my future career: growth mindset and perceived employability in Chinese college students' career decision making anxiety.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Objective: Based on the theoretical frameworks of social cognitive career theory and cognitive-behavioral theory, this study aimed to construct a chain mediation model to explore the impact of proactive personality on career choice anxiety among university students, with a specific focus on the mediating mechanisms of intolerance of uncertainty and career decision-making difficulties. Methods: A convenience sampling method was employed, and 555 university students from Jiangsu Province were surveyed using questionnaires. The measurement tools included the Proactive Personality Scale, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, Career Decision-Making Difficulties Scale, and Career Choice Anxiety Scale. Structural equation modeling was conducted to assess the model fit, and the bias-corrected percentile Bootstrap method was used to test the mediation effects, evaluating the significance of direct, indirect, and chain mediation effects. Results: (1) A significant negative correlation was observed between proactive personality and career choice anxiety ( Conclusion: Proactive personality was not only directly and negatively associated with career choice anxiety but also showed indirect links to it through the independent mediating roles of intolerance of uncertainty and career decision-making difficulties, as well as their chain mediation pathway. From a cognitive-behavioral perspective, this study elucidates the formation mechanism of career choice anxiety, providing a theoretical basis and practical implications for career psychological interventions in higher education.
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