The relationship between career planning clarity and learning engagement among university students: the chain mediating role of self-efficacy and learning motivation

Objective: This study aims to examine the impact of career planning clarity on learning engagement among university students, and to investigate the chain mediating roles of self-efficacy and learning motivation in this relationship. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted among 825 university students using the Career Planning Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Learning Motivation Scale. Results: (1) Career planning clarity, self-efficacy, learning motivation, and learning engagement were significantly positively correlated with each other; (2) Career planning clarity positively predicted learning engagement; (3) Both self-efficacy and learning motivation independently mediated the relationship between career planning clarity and learning engagement. Furthermore, the chain mediating effect of self-efficacy and learning motivation was also significant.