The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of attachment, psychological independence from parents and career decision-making self-efficacy on career attitude maturity.
The measurements of this study were a psychological separation inven...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of attachment, psychological independence from parents and career decision-making self-efficacy on career attitude maturity.
The measurements of this study were a psychological separation inventory(PSI), inventory of parent and peer attachment(IPPA), career decision-making self-efficacy short form(CDMSE-SF), career-maturity inventory.
Data sources for the study were attachment, psychological independence, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career attitude maturity questionnaires completed by 506 Korean undergraduate students.
The result showed significant positive correlations among attachment, psychological independence, career decision-making self-efficacy and career attitude maturity. A stepwise multiple regression showed a significant effect of psychological independence, career decision-making self-efficacy on career attitude maturity. Also, a hierarchical multiple regression was completed to assess the mediating effect of career decision-making self-efficacy. The result indicated that career decision-making self-efficacy mediated the effect of attachment, psychological independence on career attitude maturity.