Work experiences during undergraduate studies can be remarkable in the journey of undergraduate students. The objective of this study was to assess, by analyzing semantic networks, the role of work experiences in the meanings those individuals attribute to professional identity. The sample consisted of 2291 students (60% women) divided into three groups: do not work, work in a field related to their course, work in a field not related to their course. The semantic networks of these groups were composed of words uttered from the professional identity prime. We chose to work with the critical network, obtained from the analysis of the incidence-fidelity indexes of the word pairs. The results evidence that work experiences are related to how undergraduate students attribute meaning to professional identity, in such a way that three different networks were formed for these groups. The network of those who work outside their field was the only one that integrated words with negative content, while the semantic networks of those who do not work and those who work in their field, despite containing words that do not always coincide, present a similar macrostructure. We conclude that work experiences play an important role in the meanings that undergraduate students attribute to professional identity. The study innovates by revealing elements of professional-identity construction, besides allowing for reflections on the effects of work experiences during the college period.

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大学生的专业身份和经验：语义网络分析

在本科学习过程中，本科学习期间的工作经验会非常出色。这项研究的目的是通过分析语义网络来评估工作经历在这些人归因于职业身份的含义中的作用。样本由2291名学生（60％的女性）组成，分为三组：不工作，在与他们的课程相关的领域中工作，在与他们的课程无关的领域中工作。这些群体的语义网络由从专业身份素语中发出的单词组成。我们选择使用关键网络，该网络是通过对单词对的发生保真度指数进行分析而获得的。结果表明，工作经验与大学生如何将意义归因于专业身份有关，以这样的方式，为这些群体形成了三个不同的网络。那些在其领域以外工作的人的网络是唯一一个包含负面内容的单词的网络，而那些不工作的人和那些在其领域中工作的人的语义网络尽管包含的单词并不总是重合，但它们的相似性宏观结构。我们得出的结论是，工作经历在本科生归因于专业身份的意义中起着重要作用。该研究通过揭示专业身份建构的要素进行了创新，此外还考虑了大学时期工作经验的影响。那些不工作的人和在其领域工作的人的语义网络，尽管包含的词并不总是重合，却呈现出相似的宏观结构。我们得出的结论是，工作经历在本科生归因于专业身份的意义中起着重要作用。该研究通过揭示专业身份建构的要素进行了创新，此外还考虑了大学时期工作经验的影响。那些不工作的人和在其领域工作的人的语义网络，尽管包含的词并不总是重合，却呈现出相似的宏观结构。我们得出的结论是，工作经历在本科生归因于专业身份的意义中起着重要作用。该研究通过揭示专业身份建构的要素进行了创新，此外还考虑了大学时期工作经验的影响。