Dataset for "Effects of Career Outcome Expectations on Learning Attitude and Career Switching Intention: Testing Moderating and Mediating Effects of Professional Identity"

A total of 679 valid responses were collected from seven vocational colleges. The dataset includes demographic variables (gender, major, grade, hometown type), response time, and item-level responses for four scales: Career Outcome Expectations (5 items), Learning Attitudes (4 items), Career Switching Intentions (3 items), and Professional Identity (4 items), plus one attention check item.

All items were rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree). Detailed variable labels and coding are provided in the "Variable_Labels" sheet. Data cleaning procedures are described in the "Data_Cleaning" sheet.