Under the Perspective of the Integration of Industry and Education, Improving College Students’ Career Maturity: The Mediating Effect of Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy

Abstract

This study explores the impact of career activity participation satisfaction and teacher support on college students’ career maturity, verifies the mediating role of career decision-making self-efficacy therein, and finally proposes strategies for improving college students’ career maturity from the perspective of the integration of industry and education. To this end, a total of 300 college students’ questionnaire survey results were analyzed. The results show that both career activity participation satisfaction and teacher support have significant positive effects on career decision-making self-efficacy and career maturity. Among them, the direct influence of teacher support on career maturity is better than that of career activity participation satisfaction. In addition, career decision-making self-efficacy mediates the relationships between career activity participation satisfaction and career maturity, and between teacher support and career maturity, having a partial mediating effect. This indicates that in the process of improving college students’ career maturity, it is necessary to focus on increasing college students’ career practice opportunities, establishing a sound integration mechanism of industry and education, and paying attention to teachers’ career guidance and support to enhance students’ career decision-making self-efficacy, thereby ultimately promoting students’ mature career awareness.