Persona agents grounded in real career posts cut cognitive effort versus passive social-media browsing and redirect upward comparison toward constructive self-reframing while users still need authentic peer content for emotional grounding.
Buunk, Rebecca L
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Same Stories, Different Journeys: From Social Comparison to Sensemaking in AI-Mediated Peer Career Exploration
Persona agents grounded in real career posts cut cognitive effort versus passive social-media browsing and redirect upward comparison toward constructive self-reframing while users still need authentic peer content for emotional grounding.