Li Fei, Shi MinXuan, Feng Ran
School of Humanities, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, Anhui, China.
School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Front Psychol. 2025 Feb 13;16:1485663. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1485663. eCollection 2025.
This study examines the association between social media use and college students' employment choices, focusing on the roles of work values and self-efficacy as mediating factors. A survey of 254 college students in Anhui Province showed that social media users tended to have more flexible and diverse employment options than non-users. Regression analyses demonstrated a positive association between social media use and employment decisions, with work values and self-efficacy identified as mediating factors in this relationship. Notably, self-efficacy was found to enhance the association between work values and students' employment choices. These findings suggest that fostering students' self-efficacy enhances the positive impact of work values, emphasizing the need for career guidance to encourage appropriate use of social media while avoiding over-reliance. This study provides valuable insights into promoting full employment among college students by considering the role of social media in shaping their career decisions.
本研究考察了社交媒体使用与大学生就业选择之间的关联，重点关注工作价值观和自我效能感作为中介因素的作用。对安徽省254名大学生的一项调查显示，社交媒体使用者比非使用者往往拥有更灵活多样的就业选择。回归分析表明，社交媒体使用与就业决策之间存在正相关，工作价值观和自我效能感被确定为这种关系中的中介因素。值得注意的是，发现自我效能感增强了工作价值观与学生就业选择之间的关联。这些发现表明，培养学生的自我效能感会增强工作价值观的积极影响，强调需要进行职业指导，以鼓励适当使用社交媒体，同时避免过度依赖。本研究通过考虑社交媒体在塑造大学生职业决策中的作用，为促进大学生充分就业提供了有价值的见解。
