The purpose of this research is to present an actual directionality for the career preparation behavior of the university student by verifying the mediating effect of the career decision-making self-efficacy in the relationship between the school care...
The purpose of this research is to present an actual directionality for the career preparation behavior of the university student by verifying the mediating effect of the career decision-making self-efficacy in the relationship between the school career support and the career preparation behavior of the university student. In order to measure the school career support, the scale that had been developed by Kwak, Min-ho(2012) had been used. For the scale of the career decision-making self-efficacy, the scale regarding which Lee, Eun-gyeong(2001) had validated the shortened form of the career decision-making self-efficacy that had been developed by Betz and Voyten(1997) had been used. For the career preparation behavior scale, the scale that Im, Eun-mi and Lee, Myeong-sook(2003) added the 2 questions on the invigoration of the use of the Internet that is related to the career path and the opening and the management of a department that is related to the school career to the scale that had been developed by Kim, Bong-hwan(1997) had been used. For the analyses of the data, by using the statistical program of SPSS 22.0, the reliability analysis, the frequency analysis, the descriptive statistical analysis, the t-test, the ANOVA, the correlation analysis, and the regression analysis that is based on the mediation model of Baron and Kenny(1986) had been carried out. As a result of the research, firstly, the average of the school career support of the university student was 3.13 points. And the career decision-making self-efficacy was 3.62 points. And the career preparation behavior was 3.41 points. Secondly, as a result of analyzing the correlations between the school career support, the career decision-making self-efficacy, and the career preparation behavior of the university student, it was possible to know that most of the correlations between each variable were the significant correlations on the level of p<0.001. Thirdly, the school career support(p<0.001) had given a significant influence on the career preparation behavior. Or, in other words, it appeared that, the higher the school career support, the higher the career preparation behavior(β=.466) got. It appeared that, among the sub-factors of the school career support, the better the emotional support(β=.306) had taken place, the better the career preparation behavior had taken place. Fourthly, as a result of analyzing the influence of the school career support on the career decision-making self-efficacy, the entire school career support(p<0.001) had given a significant influence on the career decision-making self-efficacy. Or, in other words, it appeared that, the more there had been the school career support(β=.442), the higher the career decision-making self-efficac y got. Also as a result of analyzing the influences of the sub-factors of the school career support on the career decision-making self-efficacy, it appeared that the information support(p<.05) and the emotional support(p<.05) had the significant influences on the career decision-making self-efficacy. Or, in other words, it was possible to know that, the more the information support(β=.223) and emotional support(β=.254), the career decision-making self-efficacy got. Fifthly, as a result of analyzing the influence of the entire career decision-making self-efficacy on the career preparation behaviors, it appeared that the entire career decision-making self-efficacy(p<.001) had a significant influence on the career preparation behavior. And this means that, the higher the career decision-making self-efficacy(β=.631), the higher the career preparation behavior got. Also, it appeared that, among the sub-factors of the career decision-making self-efficacy, the job information(p<0.01) and the future plan(p<0.001) had the influences on the career preparation behavior. This states that, the higher the job information(β=.282) and the future plan(β=.347), the higher the career decision-making self-efficacy got. Sixthly, as a result of analyzing the mediating effect of the career decision-making self-efficacy in the relationship between the school career support and the career preparation behavior of the university student, it appeared that there had been a partially mediating effect. Or, in other words, it had been revealed that, the more the school career support(β=.282) and the higher the career decision-making self-efficacy(β=.529), the higher the career preparation behavior got. And, as a result of analyzing the mediating effect of the career decision-making self-efficacy in the relationship between the sub-factors of the school career support and the career preparation behavior, it appeared that the career decision-making self-efficacy(p<.001) had completely mediated regarding the influence of the emotional support on the career preparation behavior. As a result, within the difficulty of the employment reality of the university students, for the entry into the job world, in order to be able to continue the aggressive career preparation behavior, the diversification of the job experience programs and the establishment of an employment and business startup information system are needed. Especially, in order to be able to experience the actual job world, the invigoration, too, of a program that is linked to the community will be needed. Also, in order for the university students who have been preparing for the career path to be able to receive the emotional support, the career guidance utilizing the guiding professor system, the mentoring with a senior, the provision of a career counseling program, etc. must be pushed ahead aggressively.