The Relationship Between Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and Subjective Well-Being in College Students: The Mediating Effect of Career Decision Level Moderated by the Search for Meaning in Life

Key Points

• The research aims to explore how career decision-making self-efficacy affects subjective well-being among college students and the mediating role of career decision level moderated by the search for meaning in life.
• Survey conducted with 548 college students from a domestic four-year university.
• Analyzed the relationship between career decision-making self-efficacy and subjective well-being.
• Examined the mediating effect of career decision level and the moderating effect of the search for meaning in life.
• Career decision-making self-efficacy positively impacts subjective well-being.
• Career decision level mediates the relationship between career decision-making self-efficacy and subjective well-being.
• Higher levels of the search for meaning in life buffer the negative effects of low career decision levels on subjective well-being.