This study used Work Values Scale, Career Decision Making Self-efficacy Questionnaire
and Job Search Behavior Questionnaire to survey 594 collage students, and test the mediating role of
career decision making self-efficacy on the relationship between work values related to prestige or selfdevelopment
and job search behavior. The gender difference of the effect was also explored. The results
showed the following: (1) The work values related to prestige, career decision making self-efficacy and job
search behavior of male students were significantly higher than that of female students; (2) There was a
significant positive correlation between any two of the work values related to prestige, work values related
to self-development, self-efficacy of career decision-making and job search; (3) career decision making
self-efficacy mediated the relationship between work values related to prestige and job search behavior,
however, the mediation effect of career decision-making self-efficacy between work values related to selfdevelopment
and job-seeking behavior is not significant; (4) There are gender differences in the role
of career decision-making self-efficacy. In male group, career decision-making self-efficacy partially
mediated the relationship between work values related to prestige and job-seeking behavior. However,
in female group, career decision-making self-efficacy plays a fully mediating role between work values
related to self-development and job-seeking behavior, while it plays a partial mediating role between work
values related to prestige and job-seeking behavior.