Growth-oriented thinking and career decision-making self-efficacy among university students: the chain mediation role of mindfulness and future time perspective

Introduction To explore the relationship between growth mindset and career decision-making self-efficacy among university students as well as the underlying influencing mechanisms. Methods It uses the Growth Thinking Scale, Mindfulness Scale, Future Time Perspective Scale, and Career Decision Self Efficacy Scale to conduct a survey of 670 university students. Results The results show: A significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and growth-oriented thinking in career decision-making ( r = 0.468, p < 0.01), mindfulness ( r = 0.298, p < 0.01), and future time perspective ( r = 0.352, p < 0.01). The mediating pathways of growth-oriented thinking influence these factors are statistically significant (0.015, 0.042, and 0.076, respectively), as are their chain relationships. In this model, the mediating effect of future time perspective on growth-oriented thinking and self-efficacy in career decision-making is greater than that of mindfulness. Conclusion The results indicate that mindfulness and future time perspective can explain the impact of university students’ growth-oriented thinking on their career decision-making self-efficacy.