This study examined the role of curiosity and ethnic identity in career decision self‐efficacy among Asian American college students. Given that curiosity can promote the process of exploring one’s possible future self, opportunities, and career goals, the authors hypothesized that curiosity would be associated with career decision self‐efficacy, directly or indirectly, through a sense of ethnic identity. Results based on data from 425 Asian American incoming first‐year college students suggest that students with high curiosity tend to present a stronger sense of competence in completing career decision‐related tasks. These findings also confirmed a hypothesis that ethnic identity mediates the association between curiosity and career decision self‐efficacy. Implications for future research and career counseling with Asian American college students are discussed.

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亚裔美国学生的职业决策自我效能：好奇心和种族认同的作用

这项研究探讨了好奇心和种族认同在亚裔美国大学生职业决策自我效能中的作用。鉴于好奇心可以促进探索一个人未来可能的自我，机会和职业目标的过程，因此作者推测，好奇心将通过一种种族认同感直接或间接地与职业决策的自我效能感相关。根据来自425名即将到来的亚裔美国大学一年级学生的数据得出的结果表明，具有较高好奇心的学生倾向于在完成与职业决策相关的任务时表现出较强的能力意识。这些发现还证实了一个假设，即种族身份介导了好奇心与职业决策自我效能之间的联系。