Title:
The Impact of Positive Career Shock on Career Optimism: Examining the Mediating Role of Career Decision Making Self Efficacy and the Moderating Role of Consideration Future Consequences - Immediate

Authors:
Denta Tri Lestari, Sinto Sunaryo, Indonesia

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Positive Career Shock on Career Optimism mediated by Career Decision Making Self-Efficacy and the moderating role of Consideration Future Consequences - Immediate (Study of Generation Z Employees in the Digital Creative Industry in Indonesia). The method of this research is Purposive Sampling, and uses an online survey method by distributing questionnaires and analyzing the data using SmartPLS application with SEM-PLS method. The results of the data obtained in this study were 291 respondents from Gen Z employees who work in the digital creative industry from various provinces in Indonesia. The results showed that Positive Career Shock has a significant positive effect on CDMSE. CDMSE has a significant positive effect on Career Optimism, and has a mediating role in the relationship between Positive Career Shock and Career Optimism. Meanwhile, CFC-I does not moderate the relationship between CDMSE and Career Optimism.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.51505/IJEBMR.2025.9533