International Journal of Research Studies in Management
CollabWritive Special Issue
2024 Volume 12 Issue 4
Available Online: 31 May 2024
Author/s:
Deng, Xiaochen
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (292697956@qq.com)
Abstract:
The huge number of graduates from colleges and universities is increasing year by year, which has brought tremendous pressure to the job market and the problem of difficulty in finding employment for Chinese college students is still very serious. Career choice is a key step that every college graduate must take to enter the society and professional identity and psychological capital, as important factors affecting the development of college students’ professional ability and career choice, have attracted more and more researchers’ attention. This paper selected the method of theoretical analysis and empirical test to explore the influence of college students’ professional identity and psychological capital on career decision-making difficulties. The study used 385 students from selected universities in China. It used a descriptive quantitative study design, in particular a correlation and comparison approach using questionnaires as the primary research tool. The statistical tools applied to data analysis were frequency, percentage, rank, weighted mean, composite mean, Spearman rho and ANOVA. The results of the study showed that: College students had a good sense of professional identity. There was a strong direct correlation between college students’ professional identity and psychological capital, that is, the better the professional identity, the better the psychological capital. There was a strong direct correlation between college students’ career identity and career decision-making and there was an important relationship, which means that the better the career identity, the better the psychological capital. There was a strong direct correlation between the psychological capital of college students and their career decision-making difficulties and there was an important relationship, that is, the better the professional identity, the better the psychological capital. Based on the results of this study, the three targeted professional identity, psychological capital and career decision-making of college students were assessed and analyzed. This paper puts forward countermeasures and suggestions for improving the career decision-making ability of college students.
Keywords: professional identity, psychological capital, college students, career decision-making
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2024.1039
Cite this article:
Deng, X. (2024). Professional identity, psychological capital, and career decision making of college students: Basis for career development program. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 12(4), 119-133. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2024.1039