• Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.99-107
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• 2024

This study conducted a survey of 330 students participating in the extracurricular curriculum program at K University in Chungcheongbuk-do to analyze the impact of extracurricular satisfaction and career decision self-efficacy on career preparation behavior. The main results and implications are as follows. First, the positive perception of participation in extracurricular curriculum programs had a significant impact on career preparation behavior. Second, high career decision self-efficacy was related to active career preparation behavior. It is necessary to provide continuous career program support, provide counseling tailored to the needs of each student, and establish a systematic career diagnosis system. This study is limited to extracurricular curriculum program participants and has limitations in generalization. Comparative and analytical research is needed by measuring the performance of various educational programs conducted in universities. It is necessary to support the development and operation of various extracurricular curriculum programs that reflect the needs of society and students and to prepare continuous quality management measures.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.20-34
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• 2023

This research aims to explore the factors affecting engineering students' major persistence and career decision. To achieve this goal, the experiences and perceptions of engineering students and other stakeholders regarding the factors influencing engineering students' major persistence and career decision were analyzed through online focus group interviews (FGI). The analysis of the interviews resulted in the identification of seven categories, which include meeting with older alumni, team project experiences, and internship experiences as factors influencing major persistence. Additionally, engineering interest, engineering self-efficacy, employment rates, economic factors, and limitations in women engineers' career development were identified as factors affecting career decision. Based on these findings, it is expected that engineering education will develop plans that focus on supporting the major persistence and career development of engineering students, thereby contributing to the future direction of engineering education.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.229-238
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• 2019

This study examined the relationships among ego resilience, career decision-making self-efficacy and job-seeking stress of senior nursing students. Data was collected through self-reporting questionnaire to 175 nursing students 3rd and 4th grade. Stepwise multiple regression revealed grade, career decision-making self-efficacy, satisfaction on university life to be significant predictors of job-seeking stress. These variables accounted for 13.5% of job-seeking stress. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the job-seeking stress of senior nursing students through multidisciplinary intervention which strengthens career decision-making self-efficacy considering grade, satisfaction on university life.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.8
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• pp.618-627
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• 2020

As the issues of activity confidency of the adolescent gaining more attention these days, the researcher intends to examine the structural relationships between the activity confidency of the adolescent, their career Decision Self-efficacy, and the parental career support. For this study, 437 high school students from high schools located in the cities of Cheonan and Sejong were interviewed using questionnaires. The data from the survey were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0. The outcomes of this study were as follows; First, the activity competency of high school students had a positive impact on career support from both parents. Second, the career support from both parents turned out to have a significant effect on the career decision self-efficacy of high school students. Third, the activity confidency of high school students had a significant impact on the career decision self-efficacy of them. Fourth, it was shown that parental career support had a mediating effect on the relationship between the activity confidency of high school students and their career decision self-efficacy. This study implies that a new issue has been raised in the perspective that the activity confidency of the adolescent is related to the career decision self-efficacy, which is one of the biggest concerns of them.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.733-747
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• 2021

In this study, the researcher analyzed the mediating effect of the parental career support the moderating effect of grit in the structural path of the youth activity competence, career decision self-efficacy, and parental career support in the influence of the active capability of the adolescents in career decision self-efficacy. Data analysis was conducted through a questionnaire survey on a total of 515 people. First, youth activity competency was found to have a positive effect on parental career support. Second, parental career support was found to have a positive effect on career decision self-efficacy. Third, youth activity competency was found to have a positive effect on career decision self-efficacy. Fourth, parental career support was found to have a significant mediating effect in the influence of the youth activity competence in career decision self-efficacy. Fifth, as a result of multi-group analysis on the youth grit low/high group, it was verified that a significant influence relationship was established for the grit low/high group in all pathways.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.139-145
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mindfulness (K-MAAS), Gratitude(Gratitude Questionnaire, GQ-6), and career decision-making self-efficacy (CDSES-SF) as a factor influencing adults career development. Subjects were 89 adults in cyber university and graduate school. SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS Macro were used for data analysis. As a result, there was a significant correlation between gratitude, mindfulness, and career decision-making self-efficacy. Also, the mediating effect was shown between GQ-6, CDSES-SF, and K-MAAS. The direct effect of GQ-6 and CDSES-SF was found to be a positive relationship, and indirect and total effects were also significant. This suggests that mindfulness is mediated in part by the relationship between gratitude and career decision-making self-efficacy. To improve career decision-making self-efficacy, group counseling and education programs are needed to experience gratitude and mindfulness.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.436-445
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• 2016

This study examined the effects of ego-resilience, critical thinking disposition, and self leadership on the career decision-making self-efficacy among nursing students. Undergraduate nursing students (N=341) were sampled randomly from nursing departments in two cities. Data collection was conducted from May 11 to June 5, 2015. The participants completed a questionnaire assessing the ego-resilience, critical thinking disposition, self leadership, and career decision-making self-efficacy. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVAs, Pearson's correlations, and multiple regression. Career decision-making self-efficacy was varied by application motivation, satisfaction with one's major, personality traits, and interpersonal relationship; Self leadership was the most influential factor predicting the career decision-making self-efficacy, followed by critical thinking disposition, and satisfaction with one's major and personality traits. Therefore, these results highlight the need to devise an appropriate program to improve self-leadership and critical thinking, which will contribute to the career-related behaviors of nursing students.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.8
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• pp.5152-5159
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• 2015

This descriptive correlational study was to intended to analyze the relationship among emotional intelligence, academic self-efficacy and career decision level in high school girls. Data were collected from 241 high school girls in B and C city and analyzed using SPSS 20.0. The results are as follows: First, the mean score of emotional intelligence, academic self-efficacy and career decision level were above moderate. The levels of score were significant differences according to grade, school record, economic status, hoping career, and peer relationship. There were positive correlations among emotional intelligence, academic self-efficacy and career decision level. Therefore, it is necessary to consider emotional intelligence and academic self-efficacy for improving career decision level of high school girls.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.299-305
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• 2019

The purpose of study was to investigate the effects of career decision efficacy, learning Flow, and academic achievement on department adaptation of dental hygiene students. The subjects of the study are self-administered surveys of 200 students who indicated their intention to participate. 181 questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. The results of this study show that career decision efficacy, learning flow, academic achievement affect to major satisfaction, major confidences, major attachment. The results of this study show that career decision efficacy, academic achievement affect to major vision. Some dental hygienists students need support systems such as learning methods and educational environment that can improve academic achievement and learning commitment in order to help students adapt to their department. In addition, education and career support for career decision efficacy should be continuously maintained.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.183-193
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• 2019

This study aimed to investigate the effects of work value and major satisfaction of dental hygiene students on career decision self-efficacy. A survey was conducted on dental hygiene students of a university in B area, and data were analyzed by using SPSS 24.0 and AMOS 24.0 program. The extrinsic work value had a positive effect on the career decision self-efficacy directly and a negative effect on the major satisfaction, a mediator. The intrinsic work value had a positive effect on the major satisfaction directly. Additionally, extrinsic and intrinsic work values had an indirect effect on career decision self-efficacy through major satisfaction. The results suggest that it is necessary to form desirable work values and increase the level of major satisfaction in order to improve career decision self-efficacy and could be used as fundamental data for setting a career and education direction of dental hygiene students.