The Meaning of Work among Chinese University Students: Findings from Prototype Research Methodology

Autor/inn/en	Zhou, Sili; Leung, S. Alvin; Li, Xu
Titel	The Meaning of Work among Chinese University Students: Findings from Prototype Research Methodology
Quelle	In: Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59 (2012) 3, S.408-423 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0167
DOI	10.1037/a0028374
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Research Methodology; Multivariate Analysis; Career Development; Career Counseling; College Students; Self Actualization; Job Satisfaction; Higher Education; Correlation; Career Choice; Work Attitudes; Career Planning; China (Beijing) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Multivariate Analyse; Berufsentwicklung; Collegestudent; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Korrelation; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Karriereplanung
Abstract	This study examined Chinese university students' conceptualization of the meaning of work. One hundred and ninety students (93 male, 97 female) from Beijing, China, participated in the study. Prototype research methodology (J. Li, 2001) was used to explore the meaning of work and the associations among the identified meanings. Cluster analysis was used to organize the identified meanings into a structure consisting of lateral and hierarchical levels. The themes that emerged fell into 2 large categories named "ideal" and "reality." A series of superordinate-level and basic-level prototypes were found under each of these 2 categories. These prototypes reflected influences from both Chinese traditional and Western value orientations, as well as perceptions that are to be understood in the contemporary social and economic contexts of China. Implications for career development theory, research, and practice are discussed. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10