Career goal revision in response to negative feedback: Testing a longitudinal cross-lagged model

We tested a model based on goal-setting and self-regulation theories of the cross-lagged relationships among negative career-related feedback, negative affect (career-related stress), and career goal revision (downward goal revision and goal disengagement). Participants were 409 Chinese university/c...

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Published inJournal of counseling psychology Vol. 64; no. 3; p. 335
Main Authors Hu, Shi, Creed, Peter A, Hood, Michelle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2017
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Career Choice
Career Mobility
Feedback
Female
Goals
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Models, Psychological
Psychometrics
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:We tested a model based on goal-setting and self-regulation theories of the cross-lagged relationships among negative career-related feedback, negative affect (career-related stress), and career goal revision (downward goal revision and goal disengagement). Participants were 409 Chinese university/college students (Mage 19 years; 58% female), who completed a survey at 2 time points approximately 6 months apart. Consistent with our hypotheses, negative career-related feedback at T1 was related to more career goal disengagement and greater downward goal revision at T2. Career-related stress partially mediated the relationship between negative career-related feedback and downward goal revision. In addition, there were reverse relationships between negative career-related feedback and career-related stress, and between career-related stress and goal disengagement. These findings highlight important roles for negative career-related feedback and negative affect in young peoples' career goal pursuit. (PsycINFO Database Record
ISSN:0022-0167
DOI:10.1037/cou0000193