Work Hope as a Mediator Between Proactive Coping and Career Planfulness in Domestic and International University Students

This study applied proactive coping theory (E. R. Greenglass, 2002; R. Schwarzer, 2000) to the domain of career development in domestic and international student transition-to-university. Participants were recruited from a large southeastern state university. No significant between-group differences were identified in the present study. Within both groups, proactive coping, work hope, and career planfulness were positively correlated. The role of work hope as a mediator between proactive coping and career planfulness was tested in domestic and international students respectively. For domestic students, a partial mediation model was established with a direct effect of proactive coping on career planfulness and an indirect effect through work hope. However, work hope fully mediates the effects of proactive coping on career planfulness for international students. Potential implication of the findings and future research directions are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2007

Author dc:creator

• Wu, Juan Juana

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Victoria A. Shivy

• career
• work hope
• proactive coping
• international students
• comparison study
• Psychology
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

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• © The Author

Identifier

https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1079

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarscompass.vcu.edu:etd-2078