The Impact of Self-directed Learning and Career Beliefs on Major Satisfaction of Design Major University Students : Mediation Role of Career Decision Self-efficacy

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the impact of self-directed learning and career beliefs on major satisfaction of design major university students, as well as the mediating role of career decision self-efficacy. To this end, this study conducted a theoretical investigation of the research variables, elucidated the relationships and mediating effects among the variables, and established a research model. Based on the hypothesis testing of the research model, a questionnaire survey was conducted among undergraduate students majoring in design (including Visual Communication Design, Environmental Design, Drama and Film Art Design, and Digital Media Art) from freshman to senior years at five four-year universities' art universitiess in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. The 715 valid data collected were meticulously analyzed, and regression analysis was used to confirm the relationships and mediating influences among the variables, resulting in the following findings. First, self-directed learning had a significant positive effect on major satisfaction of design major university students. Second, career beliefs had a significant positive effect on major satisfaction of design major university students. Third, career decision self-efficacy had a significant positive effect on major satisfaction of design major university students. Fourth, self-directed learning had a significant positive effect on career decision self-efficacy of design major university students. Fifth, career beliefs had a significant positive effect on career decision self-efficacy of design major university students. Sixth, career decision self-efficacy mediated the relationship between self-directed learning and major satisfaction of design major university students. Seventh, career decision self-efficacy mediated the relationship between career beliefs and major satisfaction of design major university students. The results of this study will provide valuable insights in exploring the self-directed learning, career beliefs, career decision self-efficacy, and major satisfaction of design major university students. It is hoped that the results of this study can be more widely applied to research on design major university students, provide targeted guidance to relevant practitioners, and provide more valuable data support for research in this area. Keywords: Self-directed Learning, Career Beliefs, Major Satisfaction, Career Decision Self-efficacy, Design Major University Students

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. Introduction 1
• 1. Research Necessity 1
• 2. Research Purpose 5
• 3. Research Questions 5
• 4. Definition of Terms6
• 1) Self-directed Learning 6
• 2) Career Beliefs6
• 3) Career Decision Self-efficacy 7
• 4) Major Satisfaction 7
• Ⅱ. Theoretical Background 8
• 1. Current Situation of Design Education in China 8
• 2. Self-directed Learning11
• 1) Concept of Self-directed Learning 11
• 2) Dimensions of Self-directed Learning 15
• 3. Career Beliefs19
• 1) Concept of Career Beliefs19
• 2) Dimensions of Career Beliefs 22
• 4. Career Decision Self-efficacy 25
• 1) Concept of Career Decision Self-efficacy 25
• 2) Dimensions of Career Decision Self-efficacy 28
• 5. Major Satisfaction 30
• 1) Concept of Major Satisfaction 30
• 2) Dimensions of Major Satisfaction33
• 6. Relationships between Variables 36
• 1) Self-directed Learning and Major Satisfaction 36
• 2) Self-directed Learning and Career Decision Self-efficacy 39
• 3) Career Beliefs and Major Satisfaction 43
• 4) Career Beliefs and Career Decision Self-efficacy 46
• 5) Career Decision Self-efficacy and Major Satisfaction50
• 6) Mediating Role of Career Decision Self-efficacy55
• III. Research Methods56
• 1. Research Model and Hypothesis 56
• 2. Research Participants 58
• 3. Research Tools 60
• 1) Scale of Self-directed Learning 60
• 2) Scale of Career Beliefs64
• 3) Scale of Career Decision Self-efficacy67
• 4) Scale of Major Satisfaction70
• 4. Research Procedure 72
• 5. Data Analysis74
• Ⅳ. Results76
• 1. Basic Statistical Analysis76
• 1) Descriptive Analysis 76
• 2) Difference Analysis77
• 3）Correlation Analysis 84
• 2. Test of Research Hypotheses 88
• 1) The Impact of Self-directed Learning on Major Satisfaction 88
• 2) The Impact of Career Beliefs on Major Satisfaction 90
• 3) The Impact of Career Decision Self-efficacy on Major
• Satisfaction91
• 4) The Impact of Self-directed Learning on Career Decision
• Self-efficacy 93
• 5) The Impact of Career Beliefs on Career Decision
• Self-efficacy 99
• 6) Mediating Effects 106
• 7) Results of Hypotheses Testing109
• V. Conclusion 110
• 1. Summary 110
• 2. Discussion and Conclusion111
• 3. Limitations and Suggestions 118
• References120
• Appendix: Questionnaire 133
• 국문초록 141