43-1 Satisfactions of Career Compromise: The Moderator Effect of Educational Opportunity Structure
The unemployment rate of university students is much higher than that of other age groups in Taiwan. The unemployment problem is generally attributed to high educational levels and low employment, as well as the education-job gap. This study was based on circumscription-compromise theory of the social- psychological perspective, and consisted of. Two two types of compromise: a vertical (high educational level and low employment) and a horizontal compromise (the education-job correlation), and also emphasized the moderating effect of education opportunity structure (liberal arts & science vs. professional schools) between two types of compromise and three types of satisfaction. To test the theoretical model, we utilized data drawn from a sample of alumnus who were graduated from 2007 and 2008th academic year at Fu Jen University in Taiwan and had a year of work experience. We tested hypotheses using multiple regression and structural equation modeling. The results illustrated that the main effects of vertical and horizontal compromise were found to have negatively impact on satisfaction of school to work transition. Moreover, the negative effect of vertical compromise was higher than that of the horizontal compromise. The findings also indicated that the moderating effect of opportunity structures could increase the effect of compromise on satisfaction of school to work transition. Students graduated from liberal art schools were more concerned about vertical compromise than horizontal compromise. On the other hand, students graduated from professional schools were more concerned with horizontal compromise than vertical compromise. Finally, career satisfaction across both end of the school and work is more suitable as criterion of compromise. This study suggested that: (1) Career compromise concept is converted to type-based by strength-based; (2) Opportunity structure is demonstrated to the moderating paradigm in approach of circumscription-compromise theory. For counseling practice, the intervention of compromise may enhance students recognition of occupational self. The intervention may also enhance student's expectations and perceptions of the education opportunity structure that could reduce compromise effect in their career. Hence, the occupational information system as the approach of the intervention might be worth consideration.
Keywords
career aspirations ； career opportunity structure ； circumscription-compromise theory ； school to work transitions ； vertical-horizontal compromise
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