Self-objectification and career aspirations among young Chinese women: the roles of self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy
This study explored the relationship between self-objectification and career aspirations among young women from the perspective of objectification theory. A sample of 439 Chinese undergraduate women completed questionnaires on self-objectification, self-esteem, career decision-making self-efficacy,...
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| description | This study explored the relationship between self-objectification and career aspirations among young women from the perspective of objectification theory. A sample of 439 Chinese undergraduate women completed questionnaires on self-objectification, self-esteem, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career aspirations. The results revealed that self-objectification was negatively correlated with self-esteem, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career aspirations. Self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy, both independently and serially, mediated the association between self-objectification and career aspirations. These results provide a better understanding of the negative consequences of self-objectification for career aspirations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e24998ca3cb1430cabc8452fc2d03a862023-06-30T12:14:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-06-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.11930081193008Self-objectification and career aspirations among young Chinese women: the roles of self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacyQingqing SunThis study explored the relationship between self-objectification and career aspirations among young women from the perspective of objectification theory. A sample of 439 Chinese undergraduate women completed questionnaires on self-objectification, self-esteem, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career aspirations. The results revealed that self-objectification was negatively correlated with self-esteem, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career aspirations. Self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy, both independently and serially, mediated the association between self-objectification and career aspirations. These results provide a better understanding of the negative consequences of self-objectification for career aspirations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1193008/fullself-objectificationcareer aspirationsself-esteemcareer decision-making self-efficacyChinese women |
| spellingShingle | Qingqing Sun Self-objectification and career aspirations among young Chinese women: the roles of self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy Frontiers in Psychology self-objectification career aspirations self-esteem career decision-making self-efficacy Chinese women |
| title | Self-objectification and career aspirations among young Chinese women: the roles of self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy |
| title_full | Self-objectification and career aspirations among young Chinese women: the roles of self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy |
| title_fullStr | Self-objectification and career aspirations among young Chinese women: the roles of self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-objectification and career aspirations among young Chinese women: the roles of self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy |
| title_short | Self-objectification and career aspirations among young Chinese women: the roles of self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy |
| title_sort | self objectification and career aspirations among young chinese women the roles of self esteem and career decision making self efficacy |
| topic | self-objectification career aspirations self-esteem career decision-making self-efficacy Chinese women |
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