Approach: To address this gap in the literature, we

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Sourced from the stated research gap and implications and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2020 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 19 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Proactive personality and career crafting in Chinese medical professionals: a conditional process model of occupational stigma and organizational career management (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi

  The lack of understanding of the relationship between proactive personality and career crafting in Chinese medical professionals. The need to investigate the role of organizational career management in supporting career development. The importance of considering occupational stigma in career development and management.

  generalstated research gap
  Keywords: lack understanding relationship between proactive personality career crafting
• Proactive personality and career crafting in Chinese medical professionals: a conditional process model of occupational stigma and organizational career management (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi

  Therefore, future research could examine whether interventions aimed at fostering CEDSE are associated with increased career craft- ing, especially among medical professionals with lower levels of proac- tive personality. Future research could explore whether organizational practices aligned with these identity-building approaches correlate with proactive career behaviors. Instead of treating individual psy- chological development and organizational career support as separate research topics, future work could examine the synergistic effects of integrating self-efficacy coaching, stigma-coping workshops, career The practical effectiveness of these approaches remains to be verified through formal interven- tion studies.

  generalimplicationsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: career future examine whether organizational approaches interventions aimed fostering cedse associated increased craft especially among
• Belief in a Just World Predicting Career Exploration through Future Time Perspective in Chinese Higher Education Students (2026) · International Journal of Environment Engineering and Education · doi

  There is a need to understand the psychological correlates of proactive career development behavior among vocational college students. Prior studies have not fully explored the role of personal belief in a just world and future time perspective in career exploration among vocational students.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there need understand psychological correlates proactive career development
• Exploring Residents’ Experience of Career Development Scholarship Tracks: A Qualitative Case Study Using Social Cognitive Career Theory (2020) · Teaching and Learning in Medicine · cited 19× · doi

  Approach: To address this gap in the literature, we conducted a qualitative case study informed by Social Cognitive Career Theory to explore the professional identity development of residents who participated in a non-research scholarship track that incorporates recommended best practices.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: approach address literature conducted qualitative case informed social cognitive career theory explore professional identity development

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