ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Educational Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1581840
This article is part of the Research TopicProtective vs Risk Factors for Stress and Psychological Well-being in Academic University ContextsView all 9 articles
Professional identity influence mechanism of students majoring in mining with a view to sustainable development
Provisionally accepted
- China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
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This study explores the mediating role of behavioral engagement in the relationship between professional identity (PI) and sustainable competence among mining engineering students. Drawing on a structural equation model (SEM), the research investigates how PI influences students' sense of fulfillment (SF) through personal behavior (PB). Data were collected from 1,007 mining students across China, and the findings reveal that PI significantly enhances SF both directly (β = 0.562, p < 0.001) and indirectly through PB (β = 0.425, p < 0.001). While environmental, peer, and curriculum factors were hypothesized to influence PI, their direct effects were not statistically significant. The study underscores the critical role of PI in fostering sustainable competence and highlights PB as a key mediator in this process. These results offer valuable insights for educational institutions aiming to cultivate professional identity and sustainable development among students in high-risk industries like mining. Practical recommendations include strengthening PI education, fostering positive PB, and optimizing external cultural and curricular environments to enhance students' academic and professional outcomes.
Keywords: professional identity, Sense of fulfillment, Personal behavior, structural equation model, Education
Received: 23 Feb 2025; Accepted: 05 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence: Xigui Zheng, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
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