How online community experience influences career decision-making self-efficacy

Authors

  • Jin-Hua Zheng

    College of Accounting and Finance, GuangDong Polytechnic of Science and Technology

  • Jing-Jing Xie

    Student Affairs Department, GuangDong Polytechnic of Science and Technology

  • Bang-Lin Zhang

    Academic Registry, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.12759
Keywords:
online community experience, information experience, entertainment experience, interaction experience, perceived career reality, career decision-making self-efficacy, university graduates
Abstract

This study explored the association of online community experience with perceived career reality and career decision-making self-efficacy. We collected 298 valid questionnaires from a convenience sample of university graduates who had joined their university’s online community for career development. The research results showed that three elements of online community experience (information experience, entertainment experience, and interaction experience) were positively associated with perceived career reality, which was, in turn, positively associated with career decision-making self-efficacy. In addition, perceived career reality had a mediating effect in the relationship between online community experience and career decision-making self-efficacy. This research provides a perspective for educators to make use of internet platforms to enhance students’ career decision-making self-efficacy.

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Published
2023-12-06
Issue
Vol. 51 No. 12 (2023)
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