The Relationship between Academic Performance, Achievement Motivation and Career Adaptability of Chinese High School Students

Given the importance of career adaptability to personal career and success,there is growing interest in how to cultivate youth's career adaptability in schools.This study explores the predictors of career adaptability and examines the mediating role of academic performance in the relationship between achievement motivation and career adaptability.Using the survey data of 147 Chinese high school students,a series of regression models find that academic motivation and academic performance have significant effects on career adaptability,as well as its four dimensions namely career concern,career control,career curiosity,and career confidence.Structural equation modeling further shows that achievement motivation can not only directly affect career adaptability,but also indirectly affect career adaptability through academic performance after controlling for the effects of gender,location,parent education,and family social and economic status.Research limitations and practical implications are finally discussed.

The mediating roles of loneliness at work and burnout in the relationshipbetween career adaptability,organizational commitment,and job satisfactionamong teachers

This research examines the mediating roles of loneliness at work and burnout in the relationship between career adaptability,organizational commitment,andjob satisfaction among teachers.The analysis was conducted with 256 teachers.Data were collected with the Organizational Commitment Scale,CareerAdaptabilities Scale,Loneliness at Work Scale,Burnout Measure,and Job Satisfaction Scale.Data were analyzed with a two-stage structural equationmodeling technique.According to the research findings,it has been proven that the mediatory effects of loneliness at work and burnout are significant in therelationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction.