A Study On The Relationship Between Social Support And Professional Commitment Of Vocational School Preschool Care Students:The Chain Mediation Effect Of Psychological Capital And Career Decision Efficacy

Secondary vocational colleges are one of the bases for the cultivation of talents in preschool education,and students at this stage are in the critical period of learning professional theories,improving professionalism and professional skills,and establishing professional values.As the reserve force of the early childhood teacher team,whether secondary preschool education students can recognise and accept this profession at the psychological level,and whether they can practise the professional norms of preschool education at the behavioural level and do their best to These comprehensive performances in terms of professional commitment largely affect the high-quality development of preschool education,therefore,it is crucial to improve the level of professional commitment of secondary preschool students.Previous studies have shown that social support is an important factor influencing professional commitment,in addition to students’ psychological state and sense of efficacy in career decision-making.Based on the findings,this study examines the relationship between social support and professional commitment of secondary preschool students,and the chain mediating role of psychological capital and sense of efficacy in career decision-making,with a view to suggesting feasible suggestions for improving the level of professional commitment of secondary preschool students.This study conducted a questionnaire survey on 886 preschool care students from two vocational high schools in different regions of Aksu City,Xinjiang,using the "Youth Social Support Scale," "Professional Commitment Scale," "Positive Psychological Capital Scale," and"Career Decision Efficacy Scale." SPSS 27.0 and Process 4.0 were used to statistically analyze the data,and some students were interviewed.The research results found that the social support and psychological capital of vocational early childhood care students are above the average level,while their professional commitment and career decision-making efficacy are at the average level.This indicates that vocational early childhood care students have good levels of social support and psychological capital,while their professional commitment and career decision-making efficacy are not high;There are significant differences in social support among students majoring in early childhood care in vocational schools in terms of gender,grade,only child status,place of origin,and average monthly household income.However,there is no difference in the reasons for choosing this major;There are significant differences in professional commitment in gender,grade,and reasons for choosing this major,while there are no significant differences in whether it is an only child,place of origin,or average monthly income of families;There are significant differences in psychological capital in gender and place of origin,but there are no significant differences in grade,only child status,reasons for choosing this major,and average monthly household income;There are significant differences in career decision-making efficacy in terms of gender,grade,only child status,place of origin,and reasons for choosing the major,while there is no significant difference in average monthly household income;There is a significant positive correlation between social support,professional commitment,psychological capital,and career decision-making efficacy among vocational early childhood care students;Psychological capital and career decision-making efficacy partially mediate the relationship between social support and professional commitment;Psychological capital and career decision-making efficacy play a chain mediating role between social support and professional commitment.Based on the above research results,in order to enhance the professional commitment level of vocational early childhood care students,this study proposes educational opinions from four aspects:society,school,family,and students.Society needs to play a supportive role in society,schools need to play a leading role in education,families need to play a responsible role in education,and students need to play a subjective initiative.