aceGenerative AI-related employment threat, AI optimism, and employment anxiety among domestic and international students at a Chinese university
The rapid diffusion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the labor market, yet it remains unclear whether students’ appraisal of AI-driven employment threat translates into employment anxiety in similar ways across cultural groups. This study administered an online questionnaire to 1,595 domestic students (1,095) and international students (500) enrolled at Central South University. Perceived AI replacement threat, AI optimism, and employment anxiety were assessed with 13 five-point Likert ite…
Students who see generative AI as a threat to their future jobs report markedly higher employment anxiety, and the link between threat and anxiety is stronger among international students than domestic ones.
The study is cross-sectional, and equivalent model specifications fit equally well, so the optimism pattern is exploratory and does not confirm a directional psychological mechanism.
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- Peer-reviewedFrontiers in Public Health2026-10-20
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