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The Influence of University Students' Locus of Control on Stress towards Employment

대학생의 통제소재가 취업스트레스에 미치는 영향

  • Yun, Sung-Won (The Graduate School of Vocational, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Kim, Ki-Seung (The Graduate School of Vocational, Kyonggi University)
  • 윤성원 (경기대학교 대학원 직업학과) ;
  • 김기승 (경기대학교 대학원 직업학과)
  • Received : 2012.01.05
  • Accepted : 2012.02.10
  • Published : 2012.02.29
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Abstract

With rising concerns on downturn of global economy, college graduates are experiencing a serious unemployment crisis. In this reality, undergraduates preparing for employment face much stress from worries and conflicts. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to examine the influence of university student's belief of destiny on sub factors of employment stress such as environmental, physical, psychological and keen behaviors according to internal and external locus of control. 550 surveys were distributed to four-year university students in Seoul, capital area and rural area for 15 days from October 5 until October 20, 2011. 480 surveys were returned, among which 430 were effective as study subjects. As a result of this study, first, environmental influence on employment stress was high at 49% while physical influence was 7%. Second, as a result of performing correlation analysis on employment stress and locus of control, external locus of control showed positive influence in environmental, physical, psychological and keen behaviors. Internal locus of control showed negative influence in all behaviors, suggesting that more diverse career information must be provided. Since increase in career efficacy and reduction of employment stress in university students are directly linked to unemployment rate of youths, diverse and active methods are deemed necessary.

글로벌경제의 경기침체 우려가 현실로 나타나면서 대졸자의 취업난이 그 어느 때보다도 심각한 상황이다. 이러한 현실 속에서 취업을 해야 하는 대학생들은 고민과 갈등으로 많은 스트레스에 시달리고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 과연 대학생들이 자신의 운명을 무엇이 통제한다고 믿는지에 기인된 내적 통제소재와 외적 통제소재에 따라 취업스트레스의 하위요인 환경적, 신체적, 심리적, 예민 행동에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보고자 한다. 본 연구를 위한 설문조사는 2011. 10. 5.~10. 20까지 15일 동안 서울과 수도권 및 지방의 4년제 대학생을 대상으로 총 550부의 설문지를 배포하여 480부가 회수되었고 이 중 유효한 430명을 연구대상으로 하였다. 연구 결과 첫째, 취업스트레스에서 환경적인 영향이 49%로 높게 나타나는 반면 신체적 영향은 7%로 나타났다. 둘째, 취업스트레스와 통제소재의 상관분석을 실시한 결과, 외적 통제소재는 환경과 신체, 심리, 예민 행동에서 정적인 영향을 보이고 있으며, 내적 통제소재에서는 모두 부적인 상관을 보이고 있어 보다 다양한 진로정보가 제공되어야 하겠다. 청년실업률과 직결되는 대학생들의 침체된 진로효능감을 높이고 취업스트레스를 감소시킬 수 있는 다양하고 적극적인 방안이 모색되어야 한다.

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