Tina’s father also perceived the mother as a career role model: “She
may think her mother’s job is good and sometimes think it is good to
work in the field as a journalist or something like that.” Despite her
mother’s positive modeling, Tina perceived her busy working life negatively
and consequently did not aspire to her mother’s career. Xiaoming
aspired to his mother’s career even though he said he did not want to
do her job because she often worked overtime.