• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.941-953
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• 2011

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of demographic, occupation value, career attitude, and social support on high school students' career preparation behavior. The data was collected from the Korean Survey on of the Career and occupation of Youth in 2009(N=3,499). Descriptive statistics, One-way ANOVA, T-test, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were performed on SPSS 17.0. The results of this study are as follows: first, career preparation behavior according to gender was much higher for female students than male students. There were statistically significant differences in career preparation behavior according to school years. The first year students' perception in of career preparation behavior was higher than the second, and third year students. The first year students' perception in of career preparation behavior was higher than second, and third year students. Second, career preparation behavior had a significant correlations with work value, career attitude, family support, and school support. Third, this study demonstrated that career decisiveness and family support was a strong factor in career preparation behavior. In addition, among all factors, the career decisiveness of career attitude was proved to be the most influential factor on career preparation behavior. The study discusses practical implications for career education programs.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.313-323
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• 2020

This study is to examine the mediating effects of parenting efficacy the relation between the self-esteem and child career support behavior(encourage, meddle, non-involvement) of mothers of multicultural families. To this end, data from the 7th year's multicultural youth-parent panel were used, and descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were conducted on the data of 1,188 married immigrant women. The result of the analysis showed that self-esteem (β=.277) and parental efficacy (β=.134) were positively significant as factors affecting the child career support behavior of mothers of multicultural families. In addition, parental efficacy was found to provide partial mediation in the relationship between self-esteem and child career support behavior. Based on this, this study suggested policy and practical measures to improve parental efficacy of mothers of multicultural families and to conduct desirable child career guidance.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.10-18
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify personal, contextual, and cognitive factors influencing the career preparation behavior of Korean nursing students. In this study, an examination was done of the fitness of a path model for the relationship among these factors based on the social cognitive career theory. Methods: The participants were 413 nursing students in South Korea. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires that included self-esteem, social support, self-efficacy, outcome expectation, career decision level, and career preparation behavior. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and path analysis. Results: The factors influencing career preparation behavior were self-efficacy, career decision level, self-esteem, outcome expectation, and social support. The factors influencing career decision level were self-efficacy, outcome expectation, self-esteem, and social support. Conclusion: The findings indicate that self-efficacy is an important factor influencing the career behavior of Korean nursing students. Nurse educators should consider personal, contextual, and cognitive factors of nursing students and develop systemic career guidance programs to help nursing students' career preparation behavior.

• Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.64-74
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of self-esteem, family functioning, social support on health-promoting behavior and to investigate the factors affecting health-promoting behavior in adolescents. Method: The participants in this study were 181 students of high school located in Seoul and Daejon. The data were collected from November 1 to December 18, 2004. The date were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test or ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and stepwise multiple regression. Result: Health-promoting behavior in adolescents was significantly different according to sex, grade, their father's school career and economic status. There was a Significant correlation between health-promoting behavior, self-esteem, family functioning and social support. Social support was a predictor of health-promoting behavior and accounted for 32% of the variance. Family functioning and self-esteem were also predictors of health-promoting behavior and accounted for 12% of the variance. Conclusions: This findings suggest that the program and strategies that increase health-promoting behavior by promoting self-esteem, family functioning and social support should be developed in adolescents.