The purpose of this study is to explore the relative impacts among future time perspective, career self-efficacy and career decision-making, and verify the mediating effect of career self-efficacy in the future time perspective and career decision-making. Questionnaire survey has been conducted to 1,967 senior high school students in Taiwan. The survey tool included three self-report scales – The future time perspective scale, career self-efficacy scale, and career decision-making scale. Applying the descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis for data analysis. The main findings of the research are as follows: 1.Senior high school students’ future time perspective, career self-efficacy and career decision-making are all above average. 2. There is a significant positive correlation between future time perspective and career self-efficacy; there is a significant negative correlation between career self-efficacy and career decision; there is a significant negative correlation between future time perspective and career decision-making. 3.Career self-efficacy has a mediating effect between future time perspective and career decision-making.

Authors:
Pei-Yun Liu, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Pei-Yun Liu is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan

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