The Influence Of Perceived Discrimination On Employment Satisfaction Of Dual Non-professional Masters

There is a new group of students in the process of national education reform,who are professional postgraduates with part-time and non-directional education(dual non-professional master for short).However,there is no difference between part-time postgraduates and full-time postgraduates in terms of enrollment policy,admission,training standards,learning methods,certificate management,etc.Although,there is no essential discrepancy between dual non-professional master and full-time professional master.However,the graduating students of dual non-professional master have higher perceived discrimination during job hunting.Their perceived employment discrimination comes from the fact that they are treated differently by employers owing to their degree in the process of job hunting.Some studies have pointed out that some units refuse part-time master degree,and give priority to graduates of full-time master in salary,treatment and professional title under the same conditions(Wang Qun,Fu Sen,2019).Relevant studies have shown that discrimination not only has a significant impact on individual' s life,but also on their career choice and career development.According to Working Theory of Psychology(PWT),background factors(such as economic restrictions,the family and marginalization,etc.)and work volition have great influence on individual work experience and professional development for the socially vulnerable groups.Because the limited and marginalized experience of various factors will reduce their sense of control over their career choice and development,which makes it difficult for them to achieve positive career development results.The label of nun-full time brings their discrimination during job hunting.Based on the theoretical framework of work psychology,this study explores the impact of perceived discrimination on career development of dual non-professional masters and the role of their working volition and occupational social support in the above relation.In view of the above research problems,using questionnaire method,this study conducts perceived employment discrimination questionnaire and work volition questionnaire to investigate 356 graduates of dual non-professional master degree in 2020 and obtain research data,then analyzes the data by SPSS21.0 and Amos21.0.The results show that:(1)Perceived employment discrimination negatively predicts employment satisfaction.(2)Work volition plays a part of intermediary role in the influential mechanism of perceived employment discrimination on individual employment satisfaction.Specifically,perceptions of discrimination can lead to lower employment satisfaction by reducing the level of individual's work volition.(3)Occupational social support has no moderating roleTherefore,the more perception of discrimination,the less employment satisfaction.In a harsh employment environment,occupational social support cannot buffer high levels of perceived employment discrimination even with work volition.Therefore,this study suggests that the society and employing units should improve the recognition of dual non-professional masters,to fundamentally reduce the occurrence of discrimination.For example,it is necessary to form a linked mechanism among management department,employing units and cultivation units as soon as possible,and each of them should bear the corresponding responsibilities of support and publicity,so as to popularize the concept and connotation of dual non-professional master to the public,promote recognition of dual non-professional master by all employers.They also ought to establish a scientific talent selection mechanism,discard the inherent prejudice,promote fair employment and increase the utilization of talents.