The Impact of Benevolent Sexism on Women’s Career Growth: A Moderated Serial Mediation Model
This study investigates how benevolent sexism impedes women’s career growth, focusing on the mediating roles of self-esteem and emotional exhaustion and the moderating role of career development strategies. Using a three-wave, time-lagged survey, data from 410 female employees across various industr...
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| description | This study investigates how benevolent sexism impedes women’s career growth, focusing on the mediating roles of self-esteem and emotional exhaustion and the moderating role of career development strategies. Using a three-wave, time-lagged survey, data from 410 female employees across various industries in China were analyzed with SPSS 24.0 and Mplus 8.3. Results indicate that benevolent sexism negatively influences career growth via reduced self-esteem and increased emotional exhaustion. Moreover, career development strategies mitigate this adverse effect, weakening the relationship between benevolent sexism and career growth. Higher levels of career development strategies lessen the detrimental impact of benevolent sexism on women’s professional progress. These findings enrich Cognitive-Affective Personality System theory by clarifying the mechanisms through which benevolent sexism undermines career development. They also highlight the practical significance of adopting robust career strategies to promote workplace gender equality and offer empirical insights into the broader implications of benevolent sexism on women’s career advancement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-de97436f9ff04b3e8acb8cf39916c6fa2025-01-24T13:22:46ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2025-01-011515910.3390/bs15010059The Impact of Benevolent Sexism on Women’s Career Growth: A Moderated Serial Mediation ModelShuang Song0Po-Chien Chang1School of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 999078, ChinaSchool of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 999078, ChinaThis study investigates how benevolent sexism impedes women’s career growth, focusing on the mediating roles of self-esteem and emotional exhaustion and the moderating role of career development strategies. Using a three-wave, time-lagged survey, data from 410 female employees across various industries in China were analyzed with SPSS 24.0 and Mplus 8.3. Results indicate that benevolent sexism negatively influences career growth via reduced self-esteem and increased emotional exhaustion. Moreover, career development strategies mitigate this adverse effect, weakening the relationship between benevolent sexism and career growth. Higher levels of career development strategies lessen the detrimental impact of benevolent sexism on women’s professional progress. These findings enrich Cognitive-Affective Personality System theory by clarifying the mechanisms through which benevolent sexism undermines career development. They also highlight the practical significance of adopting robust career strategies to promote workplace gender equality and offer empirical insights into the broader implications of benevolent sexism on women’s career advancement.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/1/59benevolent sexismself-esteememotional exhaustioncareer growthcareer development strategiescognitive-affective personality system theory |
| spellingShingle | Shuang Song Po-Chien Chang The Impact of Benevolent Sexism on Women’s Career Growth: A Moderated Serial Mediation Model Behavioral Sciences benevolent sexism self-esteem emotional exhaustion career growth career development strategies cognitive-affective personality system theory |
| title | The Impact of Benevolent Sexism on Women’s Career Growth: A Moderated Serial Mediation Model |
| title_full | The Impact of Benevolent Sexism on Women’s Career Growth: A Moderated Serial Mediation Model |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Benevolent Sexism on Women’s Career Growth: A Moderated Serial Mediation Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Benevolent Sexism on Women’s Career Growth: A Moderated Serial Mediation Model |
| title_short | The Impact of Benevolent Sexism on Women’s Career Growth: A Moderated Serial Mediation Model |
| title_sort | impact of benevolent sexism on women s career growth a moderated serial mediation model |
| topic | benevolent sexism self-esteem emotional exhaustion career growth career development strategies cognitive-affective personality system theory |
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