The more reflective, the more career-adaptable: A two-wave mediation and moderation analysis

Drawing on career construction theory, the current study examined the mechanism underlying the relation between career adaptivity (i.e., core self-evaluations and learning goal orientation) and career adaptability by investigating the mediating role of self-reflection. In addition, the moderating role of mentors in the relation between self-reflection and career adaptability was explored. A two-wave survey was conducted on 136 Korean university students. The results indicated that self-reflection mediates the relation between career adaptivity and adaptability. Moreover, the existence of a mentor moderates the relation between self-reflection and career adaptability and the indirect effect of learning goal orientation on career adaptability. However, it does not impact the indirect effect of core self-evaluations on career adaptability.