ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
A Rat Race between You and Me: The Crisis of “Involution” in Contemporary Chinese Higher Education
- Hao-yu Guo
Hubei University of Education - Ling-nan Tang
Hubei University of Education - Qi Li
Hubei University of Education
Abstract
In concordance with the recent research and social concerns about the “involution”, the ubiquitous rat race of university students in contemporary China, our study conducted in-depth interviews with 48 Chinese college students to find out how they were passively or actively involved, and what did they experience psychologically from it.
Social Groups/Social Relationships
