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http://dx.doi.org/10.12925/jkocs.2018.35.2.454

Influence of the Major Satisfaction and Career Maturity on Job-seeking Stress of Nursing and Public Health University Students  

Lee, Jeong-Hwa (Department of Nursing Kyungwoon Univ.)
Jang, Hyun-Jung (Department of Nursing Kyungwoon Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology / v.35, no.2, 2018 , pp. 454-462 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is a descriptive research study to examine influence of major satisfaction and career maturity on the job-seeking stress of nursing and public health university students. This study surveyed 410 nursing and public health university students from 3 schools of G-city from September 26 to October 31, 2017. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, ANOVA, ANCOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression. The study results showed a significant difference in major satisfaction (F=9.856, p<.001) and career maturity (F=6.005, p=.001) according to major choice motives. The student GPAs were also found to be significantly different from career maturity (F=2.755, p=.042) and job-seeking stress (F=3.503, p=.016). In addition, the TOEIC score was significantly different from major satisfaction (F=4.514, p=.004). Job-seeking stress was positively correlated with major satisfaction (r=-.314, p<.001) and career maturity (r=-.514, p<.001). The factors affecting job-seeking stress were in the order of major satisfaction (${\beta}=-.125$, p=.007) and career maturity (${\beta}=-.459$, p<.001). Based on the results, two proposals are recommended in order to reduce the job-seeking stress of nursing and public health university students. It is necessary to prepare major guidance programs suitable to the characteristics of each department from the lower grades and to provide the students with career guidance accordingly.
Keywords
Major Satisfaction; Career Maturity; Job-Seeking Stress; Nursing and Public Health University students;
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