Students Professional Adaptability Impact Factor Analysis

Students in a college adopt professional study focused on a specific field rather than take basic education. Compared to the study in elementary and middle schools, college study is more research oriented, self-independent, and especially professional.The professional adaptability of college students is referred to as that based on his/her basic abilities and characteristics, a college student can balance internal and external studying environments so as to be in a good status by interacting with professional surroundings and actively adjusting oneself. On one hand, the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills affects a college student's development, and the professional adaptability in turn directly determines a college student's professional study. On the other hand, the society has high request for a college student's professional abilities and skills, and is prone to choose the students who do well in their professional study. Therefore, a college student's achievement in the professional study plays a significant role in affecting his/her future development.However, little research currently focuses on the professional adaptability, and it is still not clear what factors can improve the professional adaptability of college students. Thus, to identify such factors is necessary and important to both practical application and theoretical development.From multiple theoretical perspectives, this study proposes professional promises, professional study goals, professional study behaviors, professional self-efficiency, and professional external environments will affect the professional adaptability of college students. We send questionnaires to 245 college students of school of management and economics in university of electronic and science technology of China, and obtain the following conclusions by applying factor analysis and regression analysis to the collected data.(1) The factors affecting the professional adaptability of college students are ordered in terms of average scores as follows: professional self-efficiency, professional promises, professional study behaviors, professional study goals, and professional external environments. The average scores of professional self-efficiency and professional promises are higher than the total average score of all the factors, while the average scores of professional study behaviors, professional study goals, and professional external environments are lower than the total average score.(2) Professional promises, professional self-efficiency, and professional study behaviors can significantly affect professional adaptability; however, professional study goals and professional external environments are not significant influential factors.(3) The professional adaptability of college students of economics and management demonstrates significant differences in Arts and Science, types of specialty, and grades. However, the family's location, the gender, and the family's income per month do not affect a college student's professional adaptability.At last, this study proposes some strategies and suggestions to improve the professional adaptability of college students of economics and management: to enhance high school students'recognition of the specialty, to create sound environments for professional adaptability, and to strengthen training of professional adaptability according to characteristics of the specialty of economics and management.