The Structural Relationship Between Major Satisfaction, Learning Motivation, Music Self-Efficacy and Career Maturity of Chinese College Students Majoring in Music Performance : 자금화조극 중심으로

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the structural relationship among major satisfaction, learning motivation, music self-efficacy, and career maturity. Additionally, this study explores whether major satisfaction and career maturity mediate the relationship between learning motivation and music self-efficacy. To achieve this purpose, an initial theoretical model was established, and hypotheses were formulated based on a review of previous studies examining the relationships between these variables. For model construction and hypothesis testing, a questionnaire survey on the four variables was conducted from August 15 to September 15, 2024, targeting undergraduate students in their 1st to 4th years attending national, public, and private art universities in Xi’an and Beijing, China. A total of 807 collected questionnaires were analyzed to verify the effects of each pathway through examining the relationships between the variables. The results are as follows: First, college students' major satisfaction positively influenced career maturity. Second, major satisfaction also positively influenced learning motivation. Third, learning motivation had a positive effect on career maturity. Fourth, major satisfaction positively affected music self-efficacy. Fifth, music self-efficacy positively influenced career maturity. Sixth, major satisfaction impacted career maturity positively through learning motivation, showing a statistically significant mediating effect. Additionally, major satisfaction influenced career maturity positively through music self-efficacy, indicating a statistically significant mediating effect of music self-efficacy. This study is significant in that it confirms the roles of major satisfaction, learning motivation, career maturity, and music self-efficacy as influential variables, providing valuable insights on which aspects to emphasize to enhance career maturity among college students. Based on these conclusions, it can be said that higher major satisfaction leads to greater career maturity. Keywords:　 major satisfaction, learning motivation, music self-efficacy, career maturity，college students

목차 (Table of Contents)

• I. Introduction1
• 1. Research Background and Necessity 1
• 2. Research Purpose 7
• 3. Research Questions 7
• II. Theoretical Background 8
• 1. Major Satisfaction8
• 1) Definition 8
• 2) Dimensions 10
• 2. Learning Motivation15
• 1) Definition 15
• 2) Dimensions 17
• 3. Music Self-Efficacy 23
• 1) Definition 23
• 2) Dimensions 27
• 4. Career Maturity 30
• 1) Definition 30
• 2) Dimensions 33
• 5. Relationships Among Variables 37
• 1) Major Satisfaction and Career Maturity37
• 2) Major Satisfaction and Learning Motivation 38
• 3) Learning Motivation and Career Maturity 40
• 4) Major Satisfaction and Music Self-Efficacy 41
• 5) Music Self-Efficacy and Career Maturity44
• III. Research Method 46
• 1. Research Model and Hypothesis 46
• 2. Research Participants 47
• 3. Research Procedure 49
• 4. Research Tools51
• 1) Major Satisfaction 51
• 2) Learning Motivation52
• 3) Music Self-Efficacy 53
• 4) Career Maturity 54
• 5. Data Analysis55
• IV. Research Results 57
• 1. Descriptive Statistical Analysis 57
• 2. Measurement model analysis72
• 3. Verification of Research Hypotheses 78
• V. Conclusion and Suggestions 82
• 1. Summary 82
• 2. Discussion and Conclusion83
• 3. Limitations and Suggestions95
• References 97
• Appendix114
• 국문초록 123