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Objectives: This study used the psychology of working theory to examine whether economic constraints affect nursing students’ future decent work perceptions through work volition and career adaptability. Methods: The study participants were 131 nursing students enrolled in a 4-year nursing program in Korea who took part in an online survey. Results: Economic constraints had a significant negative association with work volition and future decent work perceptions. Nursing students with economic difficulties showed decreased ability to make career decisions and greater negativity toward future decent work perceptions. An analysis of the relationship between economic constraints and future decent work perceptions found that the single mediating effect of work volition was significant, as were the serial mediation effects of work volition and career adaptability. Conclusions: Governments and universities should implement appropriate interventions for relieving the economic problems, and social and psychological factors contributing to positive future decent work perceptions.