Ding Yadong, Li Jing
Institute of Educational Economics and Management, School of Public Policy and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Department of Emergency Management, School of Public Policy and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Front Psychol. 2023 Aug 15;14:1210672. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1210672. eCollection 2023.
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has not only caused widespread economic recession but also had a serious negative impact on the employment of college students. However, little is known about the relationship and mechanisms between the risk perception of COVID-19 and career adaptability. This study aimed to examine whether the risk perception of COVID-19 is associated with career adaptability directly and indirectly through hope and a sense of mastery in college students. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 594 Chinese college students aged 16 to 25, who completed assessments on risk perception of COVID-19, career adaptability, hope, and sense of mastery. The results showed that susceptibility was negatively associated with career confidence, control, and curiosity; moreover, susceptibility indirectly affected career adaptability (including concern, confidence, control, and curiosity) through the sense of mastery; uncontrollable indirectly affected career concern through hope; and uncontrollable indirectly affected career adaptability (including concern, confidence, control, and curiosity) through hope and the sense of mastery. The findings emphasize the role of hope and a sense of mastery in the career adaptability of college students and reveal the necessity of improving hope and a sense of mastery to promote college students' career development. "Implications and limitations are discussed".
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行不仅造成了广泛的经济衰退，还对大学生就业产生了严重负面影响。然而，对于COVID-19风险认知与职业适应性之间的关系及机制，人们知之甚少。本研究旨在探讨大学生对COVID-19的风险认知是否直接以及通过希望和掌控感间接与职业适应性相关。对594名年龄在16至25岁之间的中国大学生进行了问卷调查，他们完成了关于COVID-19风险认知、职业适应性、希望和掌控感的评估。结果表明，易感性与职业信心、掌控力和好奇心呈负相关；此外，易感性通过掌控感间接影响职业适应性（包括关注、信心、掌控力和好奇心）；不可控性通过希望间接影响职业关注；不可控性通过希望和掌控感间接影响职业适应性（包括关注、信心、掌控力和好奇心）。研究结果强调了希望和掌控感在大学生职业适应性中的作用，并揭示了提高希望和掌控感以促进大学生职业发展的必要性。“讨论了研究的意义和局限性”。
