Investigating the Effect of Alignment Between College Major and Current Occupation on Life Satisfaction

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211220.343How to use a DOI?

Keywords

college major; current occupation; alignment; life satisfaction

Abstract

College major and job satisfaction are both known predictors. However, how aligned the between college major and current occupation may have an impact on life satisfaction and has been understudied in the past literature. To provide ore insights for graduating students during such transferring stage, the aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of the alignment between college major and current occupation on life satisfaction. We conducted an online survey with 85 participants from various background in the United States. Evidence showed that the alignment between college major and current occupation significantly predicts life satisfaction, such that the more aligned between college major and current occupation, the more satisfied people are with their lives in general.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jiayi Cheng
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - Investigating the Effect of Alignment Between College Major and Current Occupation on Life Satisfaction
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2003
EP  - 2006
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211220.343
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.343
ID  - Cheng2021
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