The Relationship between Self-consciousness and Career Decision-making Self-efficacy in Disabled and Non-disabled People: Two Moderated Mediation Models

Abstract

A growing number of studies have focused on psychological factors involved in the career decisions made by individuals with disabilities. This study primarily investigated taskoriented psychological capital as the mediator of the relationship between private/public self-consciousness and career decision-making self-efficacy. Disability status was tested as a moderator of this mediational pathway. By recruiting 257 individuals with disabilities and 258 individuals without disabilities, we found that task-oriented psychological capital mediated the relationship between private/public self-consciousness and career decision-making selfefficacy; however, these two indirect links were weaker for individuals with disabilities than individuals without disabilities, suggesting a moderating effect of disability status. Results are discussed in terms of the potential synergy between private/public self-consciousness and task-oriented psychological capital in the development of career decision-making self-efficacy among individuals with disabilities and individuals without disabilities