Two studies were conducted to validate the Chinese version of the Career Decision-Making Profiles (CDMP) questionnaire, a multidimensional measure of the way individuals make career decisions. Results of Study 1 showed that after dropping 1 item from the original CDMP scale, the 11-factor structure was supported among Chinese college students (N = 334). Results of Study 2 (N = 372) replicated this factor structure and revealed that the CDMP accounted for 25% and 32% of the variances in participants' career decision-making efficacy and career decision-making difficulties, respectively, across a time lag of 2 months. Among the CDMP dimensions, comprehensive information gathering, analytic information processing, greater speed of making the final decision, internal locus of control, and less dependence on others were the most significant predictors of positive career-related outcomes. These findings carry implications for career decision-making research and counseling practices in different cultural groups
Growing research shows that information technology accelerates economic growth and development, but the effect of internet penetration on inequality is less well documented, especially about consumption inequality. On the one hand, internet lowers transaction costs and offers equal access to online products especially beneficial for remote and poor populations, seemingly reducing inequality. On the other hand, uneven access to the internet may increase divergences. This study examines the relationship between internet penetration and consumption inequality. Using data from 155 counties available from 2010-2016 China Family Panel Studies, this study examines whether internet penetration potentially impacts consumption inequality considering regional heterogeneity. Based on fixed-effect models and the two-stage least squares regressions, results suggest the internet penetration may increase consumption inequality measured by the Gini index. Furthermore, higher education and over a certain internet penetration rate buffer the positive impact of the internet. In some cases, the internet has smaller positive or even negative impacts on consumption inequality in regions with higher education levels and over threshold penetrations.
In China, school social work services after disasters are at the exploratory stage. After the Sichuan earthquake in 2008, the recognition of social work intervention to reconstruct post-disaster areas has emerged. This article illustrates the process of school social work service in the disaster relief schools of Sichuan by viewing the project undertaken by the China Youth Development Foundation, which is associated with the China Association of Social Work Education. It likewise explores the service modes for the local development of school social work, which marks a new stage in the development of social work in China.
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