Visscher, Charlotte (2023) Exploring the Unknown: Discrimination of Lower Educated People in Job Recruitment. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Educationalism is an understudied phenomenon. However, it can be just as impactful as other well studied forms of discrimination. Previous studies have shown that people prefer higher educated people over lower educated people. Due to ingroup bias, this effect has shown to be persistent when respondents are higher educated themselves, even when competence is controlled for. In our research discrimination based on educational level was studied in the context of applicant selection for a retail manager function. For this study 169 Dutch participants filled in an online questionnaire. Participants evaluated the suitability of four fictional applicants varying in work experience and educational level and filled in additional questionnaires after. Work experience was added to control for competence. Group identification was studied as well since this possibly influences discrimination mediated by ingroup bias. It was expected that there was an overall preference for higher educated applicants, and that the effect would be strongest for higher educated participants. Also, higher educated participants who scored high on group identification were expected to show the strongest preference for the higher educated applicants. The results show the strongest effect on the applicant evaluation for work experience. An effect of educational level of the applicant was found as well, but in opposite to the expected direction. No significant effect was found for group identification. A possible explanations for these unexpected finding are that the manipulation of work experience might have been too strong, the influence of job status that was not taken into account, and the work experience functions as a buffer.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Kuppens, T. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2023 15:00 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2023 15:00 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1736 |
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