What Job Is a "Good Job" for Chinese Undergraduates: An Exploration Study

Autor/inn/en	Zhu, Qianyu; Ni, Jing; Hou, Zhi-Jin; Jia, Yin
Titel	What Job Is a "Good Job" for Chinese Undergraduates: An Exploration Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 50 (2023) 2, S.295-316 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhu, Qianyu) ORCID (Hou, Zhi-Jin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/08948453221087975
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Employment; Work Attitudes; Quality of Life; Family Work Relationship; Asian Culture; Career Development; Career Counseling; Foreign Countries; Item Analysis; Measures (Individuals); China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Dienstverhältnis; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Lebensqualität; Berufsentwicklung; Ausland; Itemanalyse; Messdaten
Abstract	An exploration study was conducted to explore what Chinese undergraduates considered to be a "good job." A total of 143 (M = 21.45, SD = 1.53, 51.04% male) undergraduates from 10 cities participated in this study. The prototype research methodology was applied to explore the underlying complex structure of the "good job." The results revealed 157 items associated with the "good job" that were merged into two categories "high-quality work" and "high-quality life." Furthermore, each category included basic- and superordinate-levels prototypes. The structure depicted Chinese undergraduates' expectations of a "good job" and emphasized the importance of work-life balance among young people. Additionally, traditional Chinese culture was consistently found to have a significant impact on young people's expectations of a "good job." These findings have implications for career development research and career counseling practices about Chinese young people. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01