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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.7.359

Impact of Major Satisfaction of University Students Majoring Public Health Administration on the Career Decision Level and Career Prepare Behaviors : Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy as Mediating Factors  

Lee, Hyun-Suk (Dept of Public Health Administration, Vision University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.7, 2019 , pp. 359-368 More about this Journal
Abstract
The study was conducted to understand the effect of major satisfaction of university students majoring public health administration on the career decision level and career preparation behavior by the medium of career decision-making self-efficacy. The analysis result showed that major satisfaction and career decision-making self-efficacy, major satisfaction and career decision level, major satisfaction and career preparation behavior had a statistically significant positive (+) correlation respectively. In addition, the result of a path analysis using AMOS indicated that their major satisfaction level is found to have a direct and indirect effect on career decision level and indirect effect on career preparation behavior, while career decision-making self-efficacy is directly effective against career decision level and career preparation action and major satisfaction exerted an impact on career decision level and career preparation behavior by the medium of career decision-making self-efficacy. Therefore, to improve the level of public health administration university student's career decision and career preparation behavior, systematic and detailed programs and effective plans to improve their major satisfaction and career decision-making self-efficacy will be necessary.
Keywords
Public Health Administration; Major Satisfaction; Self Efficacy; Career Decision Level; Career Preparation Behavior;
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