Profiles also differ in self-perceived employability, and elevated AI-related threat is not necessarily incompatible with career preparation¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1–r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? High-Perception High-Vigilance reported higher self-perceived employability than Anxious Acceptance and Low-Perception Detached but did not differ significantly from Positive Empowerment. → Song Hongfeng 2026 q3 i? Positive Empowerment and High-Perception High-Vigilance did not differ significantly on either career outcome despite contrasting threat levels, and Low-Perception Detached's low threat was not associated with better outcomes. → Song Hongfeng 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Song Hongfeng 2026¶

Song Hongfeng, Hu Anqi, Li Xueyan. (2026). Beyond Positive or Negative: Latent Profiles of University Students’ AI Attitude and Their Career-Development Correlates. Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16091460

q3 · i? · associational · r2

BCH-adjusted pairwise comparisons (Table 6) of self-perceived employability across the four profiles; Positive Empowerment and Anxious Acceptance also exceeded Low-Perception Detached but did not differ from each other.

"For self-perceived employability, High-Perception High-Vigilance (M = 3.96) reported higher levels than Anxious Acceptance (M = 3.40) and Low-Perception Detached (M = 3.14), but did not differ significantly from Positive Empowerment (M = 3.62)."

Song Hongfeng 2026 (2)¶

Song Hongfeng, Hu Anqi, Li Xueyan. (2026). Beyond Positive or Negative: Latent Profiles of University Students’ AI Attitude and Their Career-Development Correlates. Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16091460

q3 · i? · associational · r1

BCH comparisons across profiles show that the low-threat and high-threat engaged profiles were statistically indistinguishable on both career outcomes, so threat level alone did not predict career preparation.

"Notably, Positive Empowerment and High-Perception High-Vigilance did not differ significantly on either outcome, despite their contrasting threat levels."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• The High-Perception High-Vigilance profile combines elevated AI use anxiety and STARA awareness with strong capability perceptions and AI creative self-efficacy — related
• AI-attitude profiles differ significantly in career crafting, with High-Perception High-Vigilance and Positive Empowerment highest and Low-Perception Detached lowest — related
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