In a sample of 63 Chinese college students, this study investigated whether the participants would relinquish their interests for better environmental conditions of job offers, including the status of organization and working location. Two experiments were conducted using paired items which were systematically varied in interesting level and either of the environmental conditions. Results revealed no significant difference between the male and female students' preference for offers varying in organizational reputation and interesting level. Meanwhile, their choice was jointly predicted by the degree of contrast in organizational reputation as well as the interaction between the degree of organizational reputation contrast and that of interest contrast. On the other hand, results showed that there was significant gender difference in the preference for jobs varying in working location and interesting level. Specifically, the male students chose the more interested options over those located in larger city more frequently than the female. Furthermore, the male students' choice was jointly predicted by the degree of interest contrast as well as the interaction between the degree of city tier contrast and that of interest contrast, while the female students' choice was merely predicted by the former. In conclusion, the findings of this study suggested that individuals are likely to relinquish their interests for more favorable environmental conditions.%研究旨在考察个体在选择职业时是否会为了更好的环境条件(组织、城市)而降低对兴趣的要求.对63名大学生被试开展了两个实验,采用在环境条件和兴趣水平上有不同程度差异的职位配对来模拟两难决策.结果发现:(1)对不同组织声望和兴趣水平的职位的选择无性别差异;(2)组织声望差距、组织声望差距与兴趣差距的交互作用能显著预测职位的选择;(3)对不同城市级别和兴趣水平的职位的选择有性别差异,男生比女生更少放弃兴趣;(4)兴趣差距、城市级别差距与兴趣差距的交互作用能预测男生的选择,只有兴趣差距能预测女生的选择.结论:个体会为了更好的环境而或多或少在兴趣方面妥协.
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