Given the trend towards labour market flexibility in various European countries, this article examines whether the offered type of employment contract has an impact on young people’s ratings of the attractiveness of a job. It empirically assesses the notion that young people’s preference for secure employment increases as they transition into adulthood. We conducted a factorial survey among a representative sample of 1,025 people aged 18–35 years old in the Netherlands. Participants were asked to evaluate hypothetical job offers. Results show that, compared with a permanent contract, the offer of a temporary contract for 3 years has a small negative effect on young adults’ job ratings, whereas offers of an agency contract or an on-call contract have a large negative effect. In line with our predictions, this preference for job security is stronger for men and women who have left the parental home or who have entered parenthood. For men, we also find that their preference for job security is even stronger if they have entered a romantic relationship. These findings suggest that young adults regard insecure employment undesirable, but that, based on their overrepresentation in non-standard employment, their preferences are often not met.

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对不安全感的厌恶：向成年过渡的年轻人的工作偏好

鉴于欧洲各国劳动力市场灵活性的趋势，本文研究了所提供的雇佣合同类型是否会影响年轻人对工作吸引力的评级。它根据经验评估了这样一个概念：随着年轻人进入成年期，他们对稳定就业的偏好会增加。我们对荷兰 1,025 名 18-35 岁人群的代表性样本进行了析因调查。参与者被要求评估假设的工作机会。结果表明，与永久合同相比，提供3年临时合同对年轻人的工作评级有较小的负面影响，而提供代理合同或随叫随到的合同则有较大的负面影响。与我们的预测一致，对于离开父母家庭或已成为父母的男性和女性来说，这种对工作保障的偏好更为强烈。对于男性来说，我们还发现，如果他们已经进入恋爱关系，他们对工作保障的偏好会更加强烈。这些发现表明，年轻人认为不安全的就业是不可取的，但由于他们在非标准就业中所占比例过高，他们的偏好往往得不到满足。