AI employment threat perception positively predicts career decision-making anxiety among Chinese college students¶
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q2 i? After controlling for gender, age, grade, major category, AI tool use frequency, and career planning course experience, AI employment threat perception significantly and positively predicted career decision-making anxiety. → Chen H 2026
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Chen H 2026¶
Chen H (2026) When AI threatens my future career: growth mindset and perceived employability in Chinese college students' career decision making anxiety. Front. Psychol. 17:1933842. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1933842
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Cross-sectional questionnaire survey of 526 college students at a university in Zhejiang Province, China (effective response rate 87.67%). Hierarchical regression with six control variables showed "AI employment threat perception significantly and positively predicted career decision making anxiety" (b = 0.240, p < 0.001), supporting H1.
"AI employment threat perception significantly and positively predicted career decision making anxiety,b = 0.240, SE= 0.044, t = 5.385, p < 0.001."
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AI employment threat perception positively predicts career decision-making anxiety among Chinese college students |
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