The effect of family cohesion and adaptability on career choice self-efficacy of graduates: The mediating effect of State Anxiety.
Chunyan Jiang
PMID 35634830WHAT IT FOUND
Family cohesion did not directly boost graduates' career confidence.
Instead, it reduced state anxiety, which then increased confidence. Family adaptability had a direct positive effect. State anxiety was the strongest negative predictor of career self-efficacy.
Key findings
01State anxiety was negatively associated with career choice self-efficacy.
02Family cohesion had no direct positive effect on career choice self-efficacy; its influence was completely mediated by reduced state anxiety.
03Family adaptability had a direct positive effect on career choice self-efficacy, with state anxiety playing only a partial mediating role.
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What it does not show
The study used cross-sectional data, so it cannot confirm that family factors caused changes in anxiety or self-efficacy. All data were self-reported, which may introduce bias. Participants were drawn from a single university in China, limiting generalizability to other populations or cultures. The sample was predominantly female (467 of 584), which may affect the applicability of findings to male graduates.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that improving family cohesion will directly increase a graduate's career confidence. The study found no direct effect; the benefit came entirely from reducing state anxiety. Also, do not overlook the difference between cohesion and adaptability: adaptability had a direct positive impact, while cohesion did not.