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Repatriated international Chinese language teachers often face multifaceted challenges, including reverse culture shock and career transition difficulties. Drawing on Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, the Broaden-and-Build framework, and reverse culture shock, this study investigates how psychological capital (PsyCap) influences career development, and examines the mediating roles of social support and cultural re-adaptation. Using structural equation modeling on data from 369 repatriated teachers, results indicate that PsyCap significantly and directly predicts career development (β=0.447, p<0.001; total effect=0.884), functioning as a primary driver rather than merely a mediator. Social support partially mediates the relationship between PsyCap and career development (indirect effect = 0.335, 95% CI [0.235, 0.434]). We identify a distinct pathway—from psychological advantage to network resources to professional achievement—that resonates strongly with the logic of guanxi (relationship-building) and collective efficacy characteristic of collectivist societies. Notably, cultural re-adaptation showed no significant direct effect on career advancement (β=0.117, p=0.136). From a COR perspective, early-stage repatriation is a resource-draining defensive response focused on homeostasis, not a gain cycle; thus, it yields no immediate promotional dividends. Findings suggest that intervention strategies should pivot from generalized cultural adaptation training toward cultivating PsyCap and institutionalizing professional support networks.

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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Model Construction and Research Hypotheses
2.1 Model Construction
2.2 Research Hypotheses
3. Research Design
3.1 Participants
3.2 Measures
4. Results
4.1 Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Analysis
4.2 Hypothesis Testing
5. Discussion
5.1 PsyCap Serves as a Primary Driver of Career Development
5.2 Social Support as a Critical Mediator Between PsyCap and Career Development
5.3 Cultural Re-adaptation Exerts No Significant Direct Impact on Career Development
6. Implications and Future Directions
6.1 Theoretical Contributions
6.2 Practical Implications
6.3 Limitations and Future Research
7. Conclusion
Ethical approval and informed consent
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저자

• Di Liu [ Zhejiang Normal University，Doctoral candidate ] First Author
• Runze Zhao [ Zhejiang Normal University，Lecturer ] Second author
• Zining Zhao [ Zhejiang Normal University，Doctoral candidate ] Corresponding Author

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  언어학연구 [Journal of Linguistic Studies]

• 간기

  연3회

• pISSN

  1226-9859

• 수록기간

  1996~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 700 DDC 400