Xu Min, Lu Haidong, Fu Jinlan, Zhu Hairong, Zhao Yingfang
School of Psychological and Educational Sciences, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277100, China.
School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Feb 3;15(2):167. doi: 10.3390/bs15020167.
Enhancing the career adaptability of university students is a practical necessity for addressing the challenge of student employment. This study explores the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and career adaptability among university students based on Basic Psychological Need Theory and Social Cognitive Career Theory and constructs a corresponding chain mediation model. A survey was conducted among 635 university students from six provinces across China. The results indicate the following findings: (1) grit partially mediates the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and career adaptability among university students; (2) career decision-making self-efficacy also partially mediates this relationship; and (3) grit and career decision-making self-efficacy serve as chain mediators in the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and career adaptability. This study provides empirical support and significant guidance for enhancing the career adaptability development of university students.
提高大学生的职业适应性是应对学生就业挑战的现实需要。本研究基于基本心理需要理论和社会认知职业理论，探讨大学生基本心理需要满足与职业适应性之间的关系，并构建相应的链式中介模型。对来自中国六个省份的635名大学生进行了调查。结果表明：（1）毅力在大学生基本心理需要满足与职业适应性之间起部分中介作用；（2）职业决策自我效能感也在这一关系中起部分中介作用；（3）毅力和职业决策自我效能感在基本心理需要满足与职业适应性之间起链式中介作用。本研究为促进大学生职业适应性发展提供了实证支持和重要指导。
