Study on the Relationship Between Parental Autonomy Support, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Career Adaptability of High School Students

This study investigates the relationship between parental autonomy support, academic self-efficacy, and career adaptability of high school students in the context of the new college entrance examination system. Using the Career Adaptability Scale, the Parental Autonomy Support Questionnaire, and the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, this research tested 440 first-year high school students from four schools in Sichuan Province. The results reveal that (1) parental autonomy support significantly positively predicts career adaptability, indicating that more autonomy support from parents correlates with higher levels of career adaptability in students; (2) parental autonomy support not only directly predicts career adaptability but also affects it through the mediation of academic self-efficacy in students, which plays a partial mediating role.