Abstract
COVID-19, which is characterized by uncertainty, makes the employment anxiety of college graduates in the period of career change more and more intense. How to deal with this challenge is particularly important. The present study took career planning as a moderating variable to explore the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and employment anxiety, as well as the role of career planning. In this quantitative study, the data of 563 college graduates from different schools were collected by using the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-12, Vocational Selection Anxiety Questionnaire of University Graduate, and Career Planning Scale. The final effective sample size was 550 (the overall recovery rate was 97.7%). The results of correlation analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between IU and employment anxiety, while there was a significant negative correlation between career planning and IU, as well as the relationship between career planning and employment anxiety. The results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that IU significantly positively predicted the employment anxiety of graduates, and career planning moderated the relationship between IU and employment anxiety. These findings suggested that maintaining a sense of career planning can help college graduates get through smoothly in the face of uncertainty of COVID-19.
Highlights
Existing literature has discussed the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and employment anxiety (Li et al, 2012), as well as the uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and its impact on career development (Akkermans et al, 2020; Blustein and Guarino, 2020)
The results showed that career planning had a moderating role on the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and employment anxiety
The present study investigated whether self-reported career planning could moderate the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and employment anxiety of graduates during COVID-19
Summary
Existing literature has discussed the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and employment anxiety (Li et al, 2012), as well as the uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and its impact on career development (Akkermans et al, 2020; Blustein and Guarino, 2020). The sharp rise in unemployment rate and the consequent decrease in sources of support and job opportunities have become the main characteristics of work (Blustein and Guarino, 2020). This is a major shock to many people’s careers (Akkermans et al, 2020). Research shows that there is a significant correlation between intolerance of uncertainty and employment anxiety of college students (Li et al, 2012)
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