Abstract
This paper investigates the impact of human capital, social capital, career planning behavior, protean career orientation and core self-evaluations on students’ academic and life satisfaction in China, with the mediation effect of perceived employability and moderation effect of perceived labor market conditions. Data were collected by distributing online questionnaires to 1155 students in three types of universities. All the hypothesized direct paths and the mediation effects were supported. The moderation effect was partially supported. Perceived employability contributes to positive evaluations about life and academic work, and the perception of labor market condition could be enhanced to improve students’ academic evaluations.
Résumé
Comprendre les déterminants et les conséquences de l'employabilité perçue sur le marché du travail des diplômé-e-s universitaires en Chine Cet article étudie l'impact du capital humain, du capital social, du comportement de planification de carrière, de l'orientation de la carrière protéiforme et de l’évaluation de soi sur la satisfaction universitaire et de vie des étudiant-e-s en Chine, avec l'effet de médiation de l'employabilité perçue et l'effet de modération des conditions perçues du marché du travail. Les données ont été recueillies en distribuant des questionnaires en ligne à 1 155 étudiant-e-s dans trois types d'universités. Tous les effets directs et les effets de médiation formulés dans les hypothèses ont été confirmés. L'effet de modération a été partiellement soutenu. L'employabilité perçue contribue à des évaluations positives de la vie et du travail universitaire, et la perception des conditions du marché du travail pourrait être renforcée pour améliorer les évaluations universitaires des étudiant-e-s.
Zusammenfassung
Verständnis der Determinanten und Konsequenzen der wahrgenommenen Beschäftigungsfähigkeit auf dem Arbeitsmarkt für Hochschulabsolventen in China Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht die Auswirkungen von Humankapital, Sozialkapital, Karriereplanungsverhalten, wechselhafter Karriereorientierung und Selbsteinschätzung auf die akademische und Lebenszufriedenheit von Studierenden in China, mit einem Mediationseffekt der wahrgenommenen Beschäftigungsfähigkeit und einem Moderationseffekt der wahrgenommenen Arbeitsmarktbedingungen. Die Datenerhebung erfolgte durch die Verteilung von Online-Fragebögen an 1.155 Studierende in drei Hochschularten. Alle hypothetischen direkten Pfade und Mediationseffekte wurden unterstützt. Der Moderationseffekt wurde teilweise unterstützt. Die wahrgenommene Beschäftigungsfähigkeit trägt zu positiven Bewertungen des Lebens und der akademischen Arbeit bei. Die Wahrnehmung der Arbeitsmarktbedingungen könnte verbessert werden, um die akademischen Bewertungen der Studierenden zu verbessern.
Resumen
Comprensión de los determinantes y las consecuencias de la percepción de la empleabilidad en el mercado laboral de los graduados en China Este trabajo investiga el impacto del capital humano, el capital social, el comportamiento de planificación de la carrera, la orientación proteica de la carrera y las autoevaluaciones básicas en la satisfacción académica y vital de los estudiantes en China, con el efecto de mediación de la empleabilidad percibida y el efecto de moderación de las condiciones percibidas del mercado laboral. Los datos se recogieron mediante la distribución de cuestionarios en línea a 1.155 estudiantes de tres tipos de universidades. Todas las vías directas y los efectos de mediación previstos fueron confirmados. El efecto de moderación se apoyó parcialmente. La empleabilidad percibida contribuye a las evaluaciones positivas sobre la vida y el trabajo académico, y la percepción de las condiciones del mercado laboral podría mejorar las evaluaciones académicas de los estudiantes.
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Ma, Y., Chen, SC. Understanding the determinants and consequences of perceived employability in graduate labor market in China. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-022-09567-7
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