• Journal of vocational education research
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.259-279
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to analyze a structural relations which occur when college students' inner and outer career barrier impacts on career decision status through the mediating variables of career decision making self-efficacy and career aspiration. The data of 787 college students subjects were collected for the study. The measuring tools were Career Decision Status, Outer Career Barriers, Inner Career Barriers, Career Aspiration, and Career Decision Making Self-Efficacy. The collected data were analyzed with structural equation modeling(SEM). The findings of the study were as follows. Results showed that only inner career barriers affect career decision status through the mediating variables of career decision making self-efficacy and career aspiration among outer and inner career barriers anticipated to give negative impact on level of career decision making. Inner career barriers affect career decision making self-efficacy negatively, and career decision making self-efficacy gives positive impact on career aspiration, and career aspiration affects career decision status negatively. In other words, the more aware of inner career barriers, the lower career decision making self-efficacy.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.15 no.7
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• pp.205-213
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• 2021

This study was conducted to understand the effect of college students' career goal orientation on career identity through college life adaptation according to lifestyle and career decision-making self-efficacy as a medium, and to provide basic data to increase the level of career identity of college students. 331 questionnaires collected from college students located in J province were analyzed using SPSS win 24.0 as research data. The analysis found that career goal orientation, college life adaptation, career decision-making self-efficacy and career identity had a significant positive (+) correlation with one another, and college life adaptation and career decision-making self-efficacy had significant effects on career identity. The path analysis found that career goal orientation influenced career identify through the medium of college life adaptation and career decision-making self-efficacy. Accordingly, to improve the college students'level of career identity, efficient ways and programs to increase career goal orientation, college life adaptation and career decision-making self-efficacy must be prepared.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.365-372
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• 2018

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of nursing professional value and career decision self efficacy on senior nursing students' job seeking stress. Subjects were 225 senior nursing students. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 22.0. As a result, There was significant positive correlation between nursing professional value and career decision self efficacy and negative correlation between and job seeking stress. Career decision self efficacy was significant factor predicting job seeking stress and accounted for 18% of the variance. Therefore, it is necessary to develop strategies for enhancing career decision self efficacy in order to reduce job seeking stress in senior nursing students.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.154-164
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• 2015

The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of a career group counselling program on career attitude maturity and career decision self-efficacy in adolescents under probation. As a result, it was discovered that the career group counselling program had statistically significant differences in reality and preparedness among the sub-areas of career attitude maturity while there were no significant differences in determinacy. Also, the career group counselling program had statistically significant differences in goal selection, job information and future plans among the sub-area of career decision self-efficacy while there were no significant differences in problem solution. These results suggest that the career group counselling program had significant effects on career attitude maturity and career decision self-efficacy. For better career attitude maturity and career decision self-efficacy in adolescents under probation, more organized studies on career group counselling programs are needed and their usability should be reinforced.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.301-308
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to describe the mediating effect of career decision level on the relationship between career decision self-efficacy and career preparation behavior of nursing students. The subjects of the study were data collected from 108 nursing students in 3rd and 4th grade and analyzed. The factors affecting career preparation behavior of nursing college students were career decision self-efficacy (β= .54, p<.001) and career decision level (β =.23, p=.009). Career decision-making levels were found to play a partial mediating role in the relationship between efficacy and career readiness behavior (Z=2.49, p=.006). The results of this study suggest that it is necessary to improve the career decision-making self-efficacy and the level of career decision-making for effective career preparation behavior, and it is necessary to develop strategic career guidance and program that reflects this.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.485-492
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• 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate relationship among major satisfaction, career identity, academic self-efficacy and career preparation behavior of nursing students. Methods: 210 nursing students participated. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and pearson's correlation coefficients with IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0. Results: Mean score of major satisfaction, career identity, academic self-efficacy and career preparation behavior was 3.78, 2.67, 3.11 and 2.46 points. There was significant positive correlation among major satisfaction, academic self-efficacy and career preparation behavior. Conclusion: Based on the finding of this study, to improve career preparation behavior of nursing students, it needs to a systemic education system that improve major satisfaction and academic self-efficacy. In addition, it is necessary to identify the factors that affect career preparation behavior.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.12
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• pp.7231-7238
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• 2014

This study examined the effects of self-efficacy on career maturity in dental hygiene students, and whether there were differences in self-efficacy according to the existence or not regarding the certificate of qualifications, participating experience in vocational training competition and award one in the competition. The data was collected from a self-administrated questionnaire on dental hygiene students. The 435 students were selected for this study. The data was analyzed by descriptive analysis, Pearson Correlation, and multiple regression analysis. The results of this study were as follows. First, the task difficulty self-efficacy as a career decision, career independence, career certainty, and career preparation had a positive impact. Second, the self-regulation self-efficacy as a career independence, career confidence, career preparation, and career objectives had a positive impact. Third, the main career attitude and maturity factors affecting the efficacy of dental hygiene students was a career student independence, career preparation, and career certainty. The total explanatory power was 28%. As a result of this research, comprehensive implications were suggested to improve the career maturity and enhance the adjustment to college.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.171-186
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of entrepreneurship on entrepreneurial efficacy and entrepreneurial intention, and to provide implications for analyzing mediating effects of career decision self-efficacy in bilateral relations. The data were collected from entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship students, and, and 220 students were surveyed. For the empirical analysis, frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability verification, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were performed using SPSSWIN 21.0. The specific analysis results are as follows. First, in the relationship between entrepreneurship and career decision-making self-efficacy, entrepreneurship has a significant effect on career decision-making self-efficacy. Second, in the relationship between entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship efficacy, and intention of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship has significant influence on entrepreneurship efficacy and entrepreneurship intention. Third, the mediating effect analysis of career decision self-efficacy in the relationship between entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial efficacy, and entrepreneurship intention showed that all mediated effects were significant. The results of this study should be achieved through a convergence curriculum in which entrepreneurship education and career education can be considered at the entrepreneurial education stage in order to enhance entrepreneurship and intention to influence entrepreneurship and career choice. Practical implications were suggested for more effective education.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.139-145
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mindfulness (K-MAAS), Gratitude(Gratitude Questionnaire, GQ-6), and career decision-making self-efficacy (CDSES-SF) as a factor influencing adults career development. Subjects were 89 adults in cyber university and graduate school. SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS Macro were used for data analysis. As a result, there was a significant correlation between gratitude, mindfulness, and career decision-making self-efficacy. Also, the mediating effect was shown between GQ-6, CDSES-SF, and K-MAAS. The direct effect of GQ-6 and CDSES-SF was found to be a positive relationship, and indirect and total effects were also significant. This suggests that mindfulness is mediated in part by the relationship between gratitude and career decision-making self-efficacy. To improve career decision-making self-efficacy, group counseling and education programs are needed to experience gratitude and mindfulness.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.399-408
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• 2018

This study was examined to confirm the influence of personality traits, social support, and career decision self-efficacy on career preparation behavior in nursing college students based on the social recognition career self-management model. The subjects were nursing students attending 3rd and 4th grade in two nursing colleges in Gwangju and Chonnam area. The 208 data collected were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis with SPSS 23.0 for windows. Personality traits, social support, and career decision self-efficacy were positively correlated with career preparedness behaviors. Conscientiousness and career decision self-efficacy were reported to have a statistically significant effect on career preparation behavior. Extraversion and social support were reported to have no statistically significant effect on career preparation behavior. These findings suggest that in order to promote career preparation behavior of nursing college students, the strategies to improve conscientiousness and career decision self-efficacy should be provided in nursing education field.