The influence of self-efficacy on career maturity in college students: mediating the moderation of creativity tendency and achievement motivation
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."
Authors
- Xueying Zhao
- Yuying Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7797-5012)
- Yixuan J. Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8323-7243)
- Jiarun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-3923)
- Ming Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0372-5122)
- Di Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3178-6862)
- Xiaoxuan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1113-3517)
Institutions
- Harbin University (CN)
- Heilongjiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1585195
- Primary Topic
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00