The purpose of this study was to explore the serial mediating effects of self‐compassion and social support on the relationship between positive identity and career decision‐making self‐efficacy (CDMSE) among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) college students. A total of 222 LGB (109 bisexual, 113 lesbian/gay) students participated in the study. Results supported the mediating roles of self‐compassion and social support. Specifically, self‐compassion and social support sequentially mediated the relationship between positive identity and CDMSE, and the patterns of the sequence of the mediators were different between the bisexual and lesbian/gay groups. Implications for career counselors and future research are discussed.

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自我同情和社会支持对女同性恋，男同性恋和双性恋大学生的积极身份和职业决策的影响

这项研究的目的是探讨自我同情和社会支持对女同性恋，男同性恋和双性恋（LGB）大学生的积极身份和职业决策自我效能（CDMSE）之间关系的系列中介作用。共有222名LGB（109名双性恋者，113名女同性恋/同志）学生参加了这项研究。结果支持自我同情和社会支持的中介作用。具体来说，自我同情和社会支持依次介导了积极身份与CDMSE之间的关系，而双性恋者和女同性恋者/同性恋者之间的中介者顺序模式也有所不同。讨论了对职业顾问和未来研究的影响。