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Major Satisfaction as a Mediator of between Job-seeking Stress and Depression in University Students: Comparing in Social Sciences and Humanities with in Natural Sciences and Engineering

대학생의 취업 스트레스와 우울의 관계에서 전공만족도의 매개효과: 인문사회계열과 자연공학계열 비교를 중심으로

  • Park, Mijeong (Department of Nursing, Hoseo University) ;
  • Yoo, Hana (Department of Nursing, Daejeon University)
  • Received : 2017.11.01
  • Accepted : 2018.02.12
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediator effect of major satisfaction in relation to depression and job-seeking stress of university students according to the majors. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in three universities randomly chosen from 47 universities in Seoul, Korea. Participants were 241 undergraduate students who were eligible and agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected from October 27 to November 10, 2014. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, $x^2$ test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Pearson correlation coefficients, simple and multiple regression techniques with the PASW/WIN 20.0 program. Results: There were significant negative, negative, and positive correlations between job-seeking stress and major satisfaction, major satisfaction and depression, and job-seeking stress and depression regardless of major field, respectively. Moreover, in the major group in natural science and engineering, the link between job-seeking stress and depression was partially mediated by major satisfaction. Conclusion: The findings of this study contribute to providing basic data for the development of job-seeking stress and depression intervention programs and future study for university students.

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