This study aimed to understand the role of regulatory focus for influencing self-directed learning activities during a job search. The authors surveyed 185 job-searching university students at two time points to explore the conditions under which regulatory focus (promotion and prevention foci) impacts self-directed learning activities and the number of employment interviews secured. Both promotion and prevention foci showed significant relationships with self-directed learning activities and number of interviews, and positive and negative affect partially mediated these relationships. The relationships between both regulatory focus strategies and self-directed learning were also contingent on self-efficacy. More specifically, prevention focus and self-directed learning showed a positive relationship for job seekers with high levels of self-efficacy but a negative one for job seekers with low levels of self-efficacy. This research extends the understanding of the role of regulatory focus in the context of self-directed learning during a job search. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

这项研究旨在了解监管重点在求职过程中影响自我学习活动的作用。作者在两个时间点对185名求职大学生进行了调查，以探讨在何种条件下，监管重点（促进和预防重点）会影响自我学习活动以及获得的就业面试次数。促进和预防重点都显示出与自我学习活动和访谈次数之间的显着关系，并且正面和负面影响部分地介导了这些关系。监管重点战略和自我指导学习之间的关系也取决于自我效能。进一步来说，预防重点和自我导向的学习对自我效能感高的求职者呈正相关，而对自我效能感低的求职者则呈负相关。这项研究扩展了在求职过程中自我指导学习的背景下对监管重点作用的理解。讨论了对研究和实践的意义。