Research On The Future Orientation Of University Students And Its Effect Mechanism

College student can be conceived as a period of thinking about thefuture in preparation for transition to adulthood, and it’s also a time forthe intensive construction of new thoughts, values, commitment, andself-beliefs. How people see their personal future in terms of goal andconcerns has been described in terms of future orientation.Earlier research and theories on adolescents’ future orientation werefirst reviewed. Next, Future Orientation Questionnaire was revised in thecontext of China. And then the revised questionnaire was administrated toapproximately1500College students from university. On the base of thedata, the characteristics of future orientation according to location wereanalyzed. Study on University Students’ psychological structure andcharacteristics of the future orientation, revised the future orientationquestionnaire, and examine the relationship between the futureorientation and personality, self-concept, achievement goal, learningengagement. The main findings are as follows:1、The future orientation of the college students’ psychological structureincludes motivation, cognitive and behavioral components.2、The future orientation for College Students is significant different onprofessional courses, gender, and grade.The future orientation ofeducation for College Students is significant different on professionalcourses, gender, and grade, urban and rural. The future orientation ofoccupation and future family of orientation for College Students both aresignificant different on professional courses, gender, and grade.3、Big five personality could predict the future orientation of collegestudents. Agreeableness, extraversion, emotional stability, conscientiousness were significant related to students’ future orientationof education, occupation and family.4、Self concept could predict the future orientation of college students.Physical self, moral and ethical self, family self, social self, self-identity,self-satisfaction, self action were significant related to future orientationof education, occupation and family.5、 The future orientation of college students, achievement goal(performance-approach, master approach, avoiding performance, masteryavoidance) and learning engagement correlated significantly. Students’performance approach and master approach played an intermediary rolebetween the future orientation and learning engagement.