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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.7.3211

The Effects of Dysfunctional attitude of College Students on Job-Seeking Anxiety  

Choe, Sun-Mi (The Graduate School of Vocational, Kyonggi University)
Yun, Sung-Won (The Graduate School of Vocational, Kyonggi University)
Son, Min-Jeong (The Graduate School of Vocational, Kyonggi University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.7, 2013 , pp. 3211-3217 More about this Journal
Abstract
Amid ever-increasing job-seeking burden and anxiety of college student, this study examined how their dysfunctional attitude affected job-seeking anxiety. The subjects of this study were 600 college students in Metropolitan area. The survey period was conducted from May 21, 2012 to June 1. The study had the findings as below. First, the impact of dysfunctional attitude on job-seeking anxiety was found in the form of 27% physical condition, 18% aroused situation and 10% parental expectations, and especially perfectionism had substantial impact on job-seeking anxiety. Second, correlation analysis between dysfunctional attitude and job-seeking anxiety showed that dysfunctional attitude had direct relationship with all of physical condition, aroused situation and parental expectations. Under the circumstances, more in-depth analysis of dysfunctional attitude and proper interventions are required so that students are able to lower their job-seeking anxiety, prepare healthy work life in society. So is required research and development of programs that can work as a driving force for students to minimize their dysfunctional aspects particularly pursuit of perfectionism and seek jobs as wanted.
Keywords
Job-Seeking Anxiety; Dysfunctional Attitude; Perfectionism;
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