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Research on the Relationship Between Parent-Child Career Congruence and College Students’ Future Time Insight and Career Adaptability

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Beiying Liu

Affiliation(s)

Guangzhou Huashang Vocational College, Guangdong, China

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between parent-child career congruence, future time insight and college students’ career adaptability. It conducts a questionnaire survey on 300 undergraduates and uses descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis methods. data processing. The results show that there is a significant positive relationship between parent-child career congruence and career adaptability, and that future time perspective plays a partial mediating role in this relationship. Specifically, the study found that when students have a higher sense of identification with their parents' career choices and their career goals are consistent with their parents' career paths, they show higher adaptability in their careers, while students with a strong sense of future time show higher adaptability in their careers. Students can more effectively plan their career paths, thus improving their adaptability in the process of career development. Through these findings, this study provides a new perspective for understanding family influencing factors in the career development process of college students, and provides an important reference for educators and career guidance experts to develop more targeted guidance strategies.

Keywords

Parent-Child Career Congruence; Future Time Insight; Career Adaptability; Career Development of College Students; Regression Analysis

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