The Effects of the Perception of Social Insurance System and Vocational Values on the Major Satisfaction of College Students Majoring in Beauty

Abstract

This study attempted to investigate the effects of the perception of social insurance and job values on satisfaction with academic major among college students majoring in cosmetology with a goal of enhancing their satisfaction with their major and improving the quality of major courses. For this, a total of 350 questionnaires were distributed to junior-college students from cosmetology-related departments across the country, and 301 copies were used for final analysis. For data analysis, SPSS 21.0 was used, and the results found the following: In the perception of a social insurance system, ‘degree of perception’, ‘necessity’ and ‘orientation’ had a different influence on ‘course/curriculum satisfaction’ and ‘satisfaction with academic major/department’ respectively. In job values, ‘material-oriented’, ‘value-oriented’ and ‘relationship-oriented’ showed a different effect on ‘course/curriculum satisfaction’ and ‘satisfaction with academic major/department’ each. To give students majoring in cosmetology greater satisfaction with their academic major, therefore, it is necessary to offer social insurance-related curriculums in a positive direction and introduce job value-related courses. It is anticipated that the study results would be helpful in setting a direction for courses relating to social insurance systems and job values to enhance students’ satisfaction with their academic major.