The Effect of Humility on College Students’ Future Work Self Salience: A Moderated Mediation Model

Abstract

Abstract: The current study aimed to examine the mediating effect of psychological availability between humility and future work self salience, and the moderating effect of proactive personality on the mediating process. A total of 221 college students were surveyed. The results showed that: (1) humility had a positive effect on future work self salience; (2) the positive relationship between humility and future work self salience was fully mediated by psychological availability; (3) proactive personality moderated the mediation role of psychological availability, such that this mediating effect was only significant for those with low level of proactive personality.

Key words: future work self salience, psychological availability, humility, proactive personality

摘要： 本研究旨在探讨大学生谦卑行为与未来工作自我清晰度之间的关系，并在此基础上建立一个有调节的中介模型，探讨心理可得性的中介作用以及主动人格的调节作用。采用问卷法对221名大学生进行调查。结果表明：（1）大学生的谦卑行为显著正向预测其未来工作自我清晰度；（2）心理可得性在大学生谦卑行为与未来工作自我清晰度之间起完全中介作用；（3）主动人格调节了心理可得性在谦卑行为与未来工作自我清晰度之间的中介效应，相对于主动人格水平较高的大学生，中介效应仅在主动人格水平较低的大学生中显著。

关键词: 未来工作自我清晰度, 心理可得性, 谦卑行为, 主动人格

CLC Number:

B849

HOU Liang, LIU Guangjian, WU Wei, DING Guifeng. The Effect of Humility on College Students’ Future Work Self Salience: A Moderated Mediation Model[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2019, 17(5): 675-682.

候亮, 刘光建, 吴伟, 丁桂凤. 大学生谦卑行为与未来工作自我清晰度：有调节的中介模型[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2019, 17(5): 675-682.

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