The Effecfs Of Different Emotions On Career Decision-making Self-efficacy In The Level Of Self-esteem

Career decision-making self-efficacy,which means successfully complete tasks necessary for their ability to self-assessment or self-confidence in career decision -making process, carries fairly important theoretical and practical implications, expanding vocational choice, enhancing career decision-making power, and improv -ing professional conduct persistence.The present study combined questionnaires with two experiments to explore the impact of different emotional states and the level of self-esteem on career decision -making self-efficacy. In experiment one, the dimensionality of explicit self-esteem was selected, 2×2 between the two experimental design factors were tested to investigate the influence of positive and negative emotional state on the career decision-making self-efficacy in college students who have high or low explicit self-esteem. Data were collected by means of Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, PANAS and Career Decision-making Self-efficacy Scale from 68 juniors and seniors. In experiment two, the dimensionality of implicit self-esteem was selected, 2×2 between the two experimental design factors were tested to investigate the influence of positive and negative emotional state on the career decision-making self-efficacy in college students who have high or low implicit self-esteem. Data were collected by means of Birthday-preference task, PANAS and Career Decision-making Self-efficacy Scale from 48 juniors and seniors.The major findings were as follows:(1)The career decision-making self-efficacy in positive emotional state was significantly higher than negative state.(2)The participants with high explicit self-esteem of the career decision - making self-efficacy were significantly higher than those with low explicit self-esteem.(3)The interaction of emotion state and explicit self-esteem was significant. That is, the participants with high explicit self-esteem of career decision-making self-efficacy are significantly higher than those with low explicit self-esteem in a positive mood state and so as the negative mood state; those with high explicit self-esteem in a positive emotional state of the career decision making self-efficacy are significantly higher than the negative emotional state.(4)The effects of implicit self-esteem on career decision-making self-efficacy was not significant.(5)The interaction of emotional states and implicit self-esteem was not significant.