Questionnaire on Employment Pressures of University Students – Chinese Version

Description

The Questionnaire on the employment pressures of university students is designed to assess the various sources of employment pressure that university students might experience during their job search process. The questionnaire utilizes the cognitive-interactional perspective by Lazarus (1984), which suggests that stress is a person’s evaluation of whether a stressor is threatening and their ability to cope with it.

Authors and Contact Email

陈宇红等人 (Chen Yuhong et al.)
Contact information not available.

Purpose

The purpose of the questionnaire is to identify and evaluate the employment pressures faced by university students as they transition from education to the workforce.

Test Year

Information not available.

Administration Method and Scoring

Participants are instructed to rate their perceived levels of employment pressure based on various listed sources by marking the most appropriate option that reflects their situation. The scoring is based on a Likert scale.

Reliability and Validity

The overall reliability of the university student employment pressure questionnaire and its subdimensions are all above 0.70, meeting psychometric standards for good reliability and stability.

Factors and Subscales

就业压力来源 (Sources of Employment Pressure)
Sources of employment pressure include various factors impacting students’ job search and entry into the labor market, which have been identified and categorized into subscales.

Keywords

Employment pressure, university students, stress assessment, job search, psychometrics

Items in Chinese

无压力压力较小压力中等压力较大压力很大
1．所学专业的市场需求量较小，人才供过于求
3．不知道自己喜欢什么工作
4．自己的语言表达能力较弱
5．缺乏学生干部的工作管理经历
6．所学专业是万金油的性质，没有学到什么技能技巧
7．周围的同学找到的工作比自己的好
8．许多单位都在压缩岗位编制，可提供的岗位减少
9．担必求职时上当受骗
10．不知道本专业究竟适合从事什么工作
11．担心找到的工作没有发展前景和机会
12．自己的组织与管理能力较差
13．没有什么社会关系可帮助自己求职
14．很想在相对稳定的行业里工作
15．自己学习成绩不好
16．工作岗位对本专业人员的素质要求很高
17．不知道自己适合什么工作
18．所学专业的就业面较窄，对口的就业机会不多，选择的机会少
19．自己的性格不好
20．担心要从低层做起
21．自己的专业技能水平不高
22．没有考取某些重要的资格证书（如：CET-4或专业资格考试未通过）
23．自己很少参加专业社会实践活动或学术活动
24．自己的计算机应用水平不高
25．不知道自己适合什么工作
26．不了解合同法，劳动法，不知道找工作有哪些法律保障
27．所学专业上一届的就业情况不理想
28．担也工作难度大，自己不能胜任，
29．周围的同学比自己先找到工作
30．自己的协调与沟通能力较差
31．很想在名气大，效益好的单位工作
32．担心应聘时没能把握住面试和选拔的机会
33．自己没有什么特长
34．不知道是全身心投入继续深造，还是同时兼顾求职应聘
35．担心户口和档案的问题难解决
36．毕业生人数众多，竞争激烈
38．自己的适应性较差，担心不适应新的工作环境
38．担心工作枯燥乏味无桃战性
39．参加招聘会，面试与上课时间冲突
40．担心招聘岗位的性别歧视
41．自己的英语应用水平不高
42．不懂面试技巧，对求职方法知之甚少
43．担心找到的工作自己不喜欢，在工作上没有长久的动力
44．自己的综合能力较弱，缺乏竟争的信心
45．担心工作缺少各种福利保障
46．很想留在大城市或经济发达地区
47．找工作的花费负担很重（如：路费，服装费，资料费，门票费等）
48．不知道该从哪里获得准确的用人信息
49．担必工作的具体地点太偏僻
50．所学专业的就业前景不乐观，是冷口专业
51．担心专业对口问题，是否能从事与专业对应的工作
52．家庭缺乏一定的经济实力
53．就业信息严重不足
54．不喜欢自己的专业，不知道找工作时到底该选专业还是选兴趣
55．家庭背景很一般
56．找工作的过程中要应付各类招聘考试和选拔考试
57．试用期与上课时间冲突
58．义目前大学生巧就业环境不理想，就业形势紧张
59．不知道自己到底应该从事什么工作

Items in English

No pressure Pressure is low Moderate pressure High pressure Very high pressure
1. The market demand for my major is low, and there are too many graduates.
3. I don’t know what job I like.
4. My language expression ability is weak.
5. I lack management experience as a student leader.
6. My major is a ”jack-of-all-trades”, and I haven’t learned any specific skills.
7. My peers are finding better jobs than I am.
8. Many organizations are reducing job positions, and available positions are decreasing.
9. I worry about being deceived during job hunting.
10. I don’t know what jobs are suitable for my major.
11. I’m afraid the job I find won’t have career growth opportunities.
12. My organizational and management skills are poor.
13. I have no social connections to help me with job hunting.
14. I really want to work in a relatively stable industry.
15. My academic performance is poor.
16. Job positions have high quality requirements for my major.
17. I don’t know what work I am suitable for.
18. The employment prospects for my major are narrow, with few direct opportunities, and limited choices.
19. My personality is not good.
20. I worry about having to start from the bottom.
21. My professional skills are not high.
22. I have not obtained important qualification certificates (e.g., failed to pass CET-4 or professional qualification exams).
23. I rarely participate in professional social practice or academic activities.
24. My computer application skills are not high.
25. I don’t know what work I am suitable for.
26. I don’t understand contract law or labor law and am unaware of the legal protections in job hunting.
27. The employment situation for the last year of my major has not been ideal.
28. I worry about being unable to cope with the difficulty of the job.
29. My peers find jobs before I do.
30. My coordination and communication skills are poor.
31. I really want to work in a well-known and profitable company.
32. I worry about not being able to seize interview and selection opportunities.
33. I don’t have any special skills.
34. I don’t know whether to focus entirely on further studies or balance job hunting.
35. I am concerned about the issues with my household registration and archive.
36. There are numerous graduates, leading to fierce competition.
38. I am not adaptable and worry about not fitting into a new work environment.
38. I worry that the work will be monotonous and unchallenging.
39. Attending job fairs and interviews conflicts with class times.
40. I worry about gender discrimination in hiring.
41. My English application skills are not high.
42. I don’t understand interview techniques and know little about job search methods.
43. I worry that the job I find won’t be enjoyable and I won’t have long-term motivation at work.
44. My overall ability is weak, and I lack confidence in competition.
45. I worry about lacking various welfare guarantees in a job.
46. I really want to stay in major cities or economically developed areas.
47. The costs of finding a job are a heavy burden (e.g., transportation, clothing, materials, admission fees, etc.).
48. I don’t know where to obtain accurate employment information.
49. I worry that the job location is too remote.
50. The employment prospects for my major are not optimistic; it’s a cold major.
51. I worry about the mismatch between my major and the job I can do.
52. My family lacks economic support.
53. There is a severe shortage of employment information.
54. I don’t like my major and don’t know whether to choose my major or my interests when job hunting.
55. My family background is quite average.
56. I have to deal with various recruitment and selection exams during the job search process.
57. The probation period conflicts with class times.
58. Currently, the employment environment for university students is not ideal, and the job market is tense.
59. I don’t know what work I should actually engage in.

References

Lazarus, R. S. (1984). Information not available.