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Meng-Te Hung1, Jingyi Wu1, Li-Ching Hung2
1School of Liberal Arts, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, China.
Abstract:
Career choice anxiety is a growing concern among Chinese university students and may be shaped by family expectations and labor-market uncertainty. This study examined whether the association between parental emotional warmth and career choice anxiety was indirectly linked through life satisfaction and psychological resilience. A total of 590 students completed validated questionnaires; after screening, 508 father and 560 mother reports were retained for analysis. Structural equation modeling indicated that parental emotional warmth was associated with lower career choice anxiety, and this association showed significant indirect effects through life satisfaction and psychological resilience, both independently and sequentially. No significant differences were found between paternal and maternal emotional warmth. These findings are statistically consistent with the proposed mediation model and highlight the potential relevance of family-related emotional support in understanding career choice anxiety among Chinese university students.
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