Impact of perception reduction of employment opportunities on employment pressure of college students under COVID-19 epidemic–joint moderating effects of employment policy support and job-searching self-efficacy

Abstract

Based on the stress interaction theory, this research constructed a model to study the joint moderating effects of the perception reduction of employment opportunities under the COVID-19 epidemic on the employment pressure of college students. With two moderating variables introduced, employment policy support and job-searching self-efficacy, this research studied the mechanism and boundary conditions of perception reduction of employment opportunities on employment pressure of college students from both individual and environmental aspects. The study found that during the epidemic if college students perceived fewer employment opportunities, they could have greater employment pressure from themselves, schools, and families; and that under the joint moderation of employment policy support and job-searching self-efficacy, the perception reduction of employment opportunities under the COVID-19 epidemic, the employment pressure of college students, universities, and families were connected, with different adjustment mechanisms. Based on empirical data, this research can provide theoretical enlightenment and practical guidance for the government, universities, and families to alleviate the employment pressure on college students during the epidemic.

The impact of career expectation on employment anxiety of art students in higher vocational colleges during the COVID-19: A chain mediating role of social support and psychological capital

“…Therefore, the ardent expectation of vocational art students will expand their social support system, improve the utilization of social support resources, and thus achieve successful employment. The impact of social support on employment anxiety is negative, which is completely consistent with previous research results ( Amy and Tony, 2020 ; Yang et al, 2022 ), indicating that the higher the level of social support, the lower the degree of employment anxiety. When art students in vocational colleges encounter problems or difficulties in the process of employment, they are prone to mood swings that cause tension, anxiety, and worry.…”

“…The Chinese government proposed to speed up the construction of a modern vocational education system ( Xue and Li, 2022 ), build a skilled society to promote employment, and let more young people realize their life value with their skills in 2021 ( Li et al, 2021 ). With the slowdown of China’s economic growth, economic transformation and upgrading, the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and many other reasons ( Han, 2022 ; Yu et al, 2022 ), the survival and development of various industries in China are facing great pressure, which also poses severe challenges to the employment of college graduates who are still expanding, especially the employment of vocational college graduates ( Yang et al, 2022 ). At present, a lot of the public and some enterprises and institutions have low recognition of vocational education, they believe that the higher vocational students’ education is lower than that of undergraduate students, which means that the ability of higher vocational students is also lower than that of undergraduate students ( Li, 2021 ).…”

“…Therefore, psychological capital plays a positive role in employment involving individual competence competition ( Daniel et al, 2019 ; Lupsa and VÎrgĂ, 2020 ). In addition, the related research on psychological capital and employment anxiety shows that psychological capital has a positive impact on college students’ employment anxiety, that is, the higher the psychological capital, the lower the level of employment anxiety ( Belle et al, 2022 ; Yang et al, 2022 ). Therefore, the second hypothesis was proposed:…”

Impact of Long Working Hours on Mental Health: Evidence from China

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Design of study early-warning system based on machine learning

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