The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of parent support perceived by parents and, in turn, by their children, who are preparing for the CSAT (College Scholastic Ability Test) for the second time, on their Dysfunctional Career Thoughts an...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of parent support perceived by parents and, in turn, by their children, who are preparing for the CSAT (College Scholastic Ability Test) for the second time, on their Dysfunctional Career Thoughts and Career Attitude Maturity. This study will utilize the data from the analysis to develop systematic and efficient career counseling and parenting program.
This study will discuss the following:
[Hypothesis1] Is there a relationship between parent support, perceived by both parents and their children, and Career Attitude Maturity?
[Hypothesis 2] Does Dysfunctional Career Thought act as a parametern a student when it comes to Career Attitude Maturity and how does it differ when it is support from a father and support from a mother?
To verify these hypotheses, 193 students and their parents from CSAT academies in Seoul and the metropolitan area participated in the study.
In analyzing the data, correlation analysis, hierarchical analysis, and regression analysis were applied using a SPSS 15.0 program, and both hypotheses were verified within a significance level of ‘.05’.
In summary, this study achieved the following:
First of all, in relation to parent’s support and career attitude maturity, the perception of both parent and their children and the support of father/mother proved to have a significantly positive correlation. Within the relation of the degree of support of parents and dysfunctional career thought, both the perception of both parent and their children and the support of father/mother proved to have a significantly negative correlation. Additionally, the negative correlation between dysfunctional career thought and career attitude maturity assert statistically informative.
Secondly, analysis showed results that claim dysfunctional career thought served the role of a parameter in regard to the effects of a father’s or a mother’s support for a student’s career attitude maturity. The higher support of parents, the less dysfunctional career thought, which ultimately manifests positively in a student’s career attitude maturity.
Third, in controlling the amount of support from parents perceived by students about career attitude maturity, statisticsshowed that it was helpful for the parents to explain to their children about what they perceived as parent support. It can be deduced from this fact that, although children do not realize, the parent support perceived by parents has a positive variance to career attitude maturity.
Last of all, in analyzing parent support of dysfunctional career thought and career attitude maturity, the amount of explanation of how parents perceive parent support was greater when given by a father compared to a mother. This suggests that a father’s support affects a student’s career attitude maturity in a positive light.