• 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 Engineering Education Research
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.11-18
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of self-respect, academic self-efficacy, and career maturity on student adaptation to college and learning persistence. For this study, a web survey was conducted on the students who were in college of engineering at D college in Seoul. A total of 702 samples were analyzed for this research. The major findings of this study are as follows. First, all variables (self-respect, academic self-efficacy, career maturity) had positive effects on student adaptation to college significantly. Secondly, self-respect and academic self-efficacy had positive effects on learning persistence except career maturity. Thridly, the mediation analyses revealed that the relations between learning persistence and self-respect, academic self-efficacy, and career maturity were partially mediated by student adaptation to college. Finally, student adaptation to college had also positive effects on learning persistence. The results indicate a need to enhance student adaptation to college and design programs that support learning persistence for university students.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the improvement of career self-efficacy of middle school students through the fashion career educational program designed for Free-semester. For the purpose of this study, three middle schools were implemented and their effects were verified. First, the fashion career educational program was designed based on subordinate elements of career education: job information searching, self-understanding and exploration, career-planning, and problem-solving. The results of this study were as follows: First, the fashion career education program has positive effects on the improvement of career self-efficacy of middle school students. The positive experiences of accomplishment through task solving, the role experience of successful role model, the return of successful experience, and the positive interactions of teachers and friends that can be done in the future have brought positive changes to career self-efficacy. Second, this program has positive effects on the career self-efficacy sub-factors, which are career exploration efficacy, career decision making efficacy, and career-performing efficacy. As a result of practicing and exploring activities related to fashion, It seems to be due to the self - confidence of planning and preparing their own career through their self-understanding and exploration, collecting information of job, problem solving, career planning, etc.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.211-218
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• 2020

This study was descriptive research to identify the relationship between self-leadership, career decision-making self-efficacy and career identity of nursing students. The data of the study were collected from October 21 to October 31, 2019. The subjects of this study were 110 third and fourth grade nursing students. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 18.0 program. The score of self-leadership was 3.55, career decision-making self-efficacy 3.52, and career identity was 2.64. There was a significant positive correlation between career identity, self-leadership(r=.40, p<.001), and career decision-making self- efficacy(r=.65, p<.001). There was a significant positive correlation between self-leadership and career decision-making self-efficacy(r=.66, p<.001). The factors affecting the career identity were major of satisfaction and career decision-making self-efficacy(51.3%). Therefore, In order to improve the career identity of nursing students, it is necessary to develop various career guidance and programs to improve major satisfaction and career decision-making self-efficacy.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.160-169
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• 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the career decision profiles for nursing students and analyze their career barriers, preparation behaviors, decision-making self efficacy, and adaptability according to the career decision profiles. Methods: This cross-sectional study used content analysis. A total of 219 nursing students enrolled in two private Korean universities participated in this study. The data were collected in person and via email between December 8 and 31, 2020. Results: The decidedness and comfort results were statistically significant. Four clusters were identified: undecided-uncomfortable, decided-uncomfortable, decided-comfortable, and undecided-comfortable. Most participants were found to be decided-uncomfortable, followed by decided-comfortable, undecided-uncomfortable, and undecided-comfortable. The self efficacy scores were higher for the decision-comfortable profile than for the undecided-uncomfortable and decided-uncomfortable profiles. The mean adaptability scores were higher for the decision-comfortable profile than for the undecided-comfortable profile. Career barriers were negatively correlated with preparation behavior, decision-making self efficacy, and adaptability, while preparative behaviors were positively correlated with decision-making self efficacy and adaptability. Decision-making self efficacy was positively correlated with adaptability. The mean career barriers, preparation behaviors, decision-making self efficacy, and adaptability scores differed significantly across profiles. The mean career barrier score was higher for the undecided-uncomfortable than for the decided-comfortable profile; preparation behaviors exhibited no significant differences. Conclusion: Tailored career coaching and counseling programs based on personal characteristics and areas of interest are needed for freshmen and senior nursing students to reduce career barriers and to improve preparation behaviors, decision-making self efficacy, and adaptability.

• 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 Families and Better Life
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.77-87
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of social support and, career decision-making self-efficacy on career maturity of adolescents of different gender and grades. Further, it aims to provide basic information for career maturity to create career educational program for adolescents. The participants of the study were 447 middle and high school students who were selected from second grade of five schools in Daegu. All participants were tested on social support, career decision-making self-efficacy and career maturity scale. The results were analyzed using two-way ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis with SPSS 18.0. The results of the present research are summarized as follows: first, the results of the ANOVA subscales revealed that there were significant gender and grade main effects and interaction effects of social support, career decision-making self-efficacy and career maturity. Second, the results of the correlation analysis among of the social support, career decision-making self-efficacy and career maturity showed a positive and negative correlation. Third, in terms of the influence of social support, career decision-making self-efficacy had a significant meaningful influence on career maturity. The results of this study can be used as a fundamental reference in career counseling at school for enhancing adolescent's career development and success.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.8
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• pp.304-312
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was to investigate the effects of career education program on career self-efficacy, career adaptability and career stress among nursing student. Methods: A one-group, pre-post design was utilized with 95 nursing students as subjects. The career education program was consisted of four domains((1) Career exploration, (2) Self understanding, (3) Establishment of career planning (4) Practice of career planning) and included counselling, special lectures, simulated job interview, and feedback of interview. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, ANCOVA(SPSS 20.0). Results: The scores on the factors of career self-efficacy(t=4.48, p<.011) and career adaptability(t=3.02, p=.003) increased significantly after the education intervention. The score of career stress(t=-2.45, p=.015) decreased significantly. Career education program is useful in improving career self-efficacy, career adaptability and career stress in nursing students. Conclusions: The results of study suggest that there needs more development and application of career education program.

• 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.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.353-362
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to develop a group counseling program for career exploration and to explore its effects on college students' self-efficacy. Main program activities consisted of 8-week sessions. Equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was employed for this study. 40 college students voluntarily participated in a group counseling of career exploration. Another 40 students were selected for a control group of this study design. The self-efficacy (23 items) was administered to both the experimental and the control groups before and after the 8-week treatments. The results of this research showed that the differences (program effects) of the experimental group in the scale were higher than those of the control group. In conclusion, a group counseling program for the career exploration had significant effects on the career exploration and self-efficacy of college students.