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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2018.19.2.447

Effects of Work Values and Career Decision Level on the Major Commitment of the University Students Majoring in Social Welfare  

Kang, Jong-Soo (Department of Social Welfare, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.19, no.2, 2018 , pp. 447-455 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the effects of work values and the career decision level on the major commitment of the university students majoring in social welfare. For this purpose, a survey of 351 undergraduate students majoring in social welfare at 4 universities located in Kangwon-do was conducted and the data were analyzed. The work values consisted of intrinsic values and extrinsic values. The career decision level was measured by the career decision scale (CDS) and the major commitment was measured by the flow state scale (FSS). The research findings are as follows. First, the career decision level (3.43) and major commitment (3.58) of the university students majoring in social welfare were slightly higher than the mid-point on the 5 point Likert scale. In addition, the intrinsic work value (4.05) were higher than the extrinsic work value (3.34). Second, the intrinsic work values and career decision level were positively correlated with the major commitment. Third, the extrinsic work value had a negative effect on the major commitment (${\beta}=-.34$, p<.001); however, the intrinsic work value (${\beta}=.31$, p<.001) and career decision level (${\beta}=.18$, p<.001) had a positive effects on the major commitment. This paper also discusses the theoretical and practical implications for university student's work values, career decision level, and major commitment based on the research findings.
Keywords
work values; career decision level; major commitment; career development; students majoring in social welfare;
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