The influence of self-efficacy on career maturity in college students: mediating the moderation of creativity tendency and achievement motivation

TL;DR

This study finds that self-efficacy boosts career maturity in college students, with creativity and achievement motivation playing key mediating and moderating roles.

Contribution

The study introduces a novel mediation-moderation model linking self-efficacy, creativity tendency, and career maturity through achievement motivation.

Findings

Self-efficacy positively predicts career maturity in college students.

Creativity tendency partially mediates the relationship between self-efficacy and career maturity.

Achievement motivation moderates the mediating pathway from self-efficacy to career maturity via creativity tendency.

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between self-efficacy and career maturity among college students, while investigating the mediating role of creativity tendency and achievement motivation.

A survey was conducted on 950 college students using the Self-Efficacy Scale, Career Maturity Scale, Creativity Tendency and Achievement Motivation Scale.

Self-efficacy significantly and positively predicts career maturity. Creativity tendency has a mediating effect between self-efficacy and career maturity among undergraduate students. The interaction between self-efficacy and achievement motivation significantly predicts creativity tendency, while the interaction between creativity tendency and achievement motivation significantly predicts career maturity.

Creativity tendency partially mediates the relationship between self-efficacy and career maturity. Achievement motivation moderates both the initial and later stages of the mediating pathway as “self-efficacy → creativity propensity → career maturity.”

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