The purpose of this study was to provide basic information and materials in building up the female college students' career guidance and counseling program by examining the effects of perfectionism on career decision level and career preparation behav...
The purpose of this study was to provide basic information and materials in building up the female college students' career guidance and counseling program by examining the effects of perfectionism on career decision level and career preparation behavior of female college students.
In order to solve the above-mentioned purpose, the following research problems were set up. First, how do relationships have among perfectionism, career decision level and career preparation behavior of female college students? Second, how does perfectionism affect career decision level of female college students? Third, how does perfectionism affect career preparation behavior of female college students?
To this end, data was collected using instruments to measure perfectionism, career decision level, career preparation behavior of 526 female students at five university in Seoul. Correlation analysis, regression analysis were used as statistical methods to be processed data with SPSS 12.0 program.
The results of this study are as follows: First, there were statistically significant negative correlations between doubt about action, concern about mistake, parental criticism, parental expectation in perfectionism's sub factors and career decision level. But there were statistically significant positive correlations between organization, personal standard, parental expectation in perfectionism's sub factors and career preparation behavior.
Second, doubt about action, concern about mistake, personal standard in perfectionism's sub factors had significant influence on career decision level of female college students. Among the sub factors of perfectionism, doubt about action level and concern about mistake level are lower, personal standard level is higher, it confirmed that career decision level of female college students rises.
Third, personal standard, organization, doubt about action in perfectionism's sub factors had significant influence on career preparation behavior of female college students. Among the sub factors of perfectionism, personal standard level and organization level are higher, doubt about action level is lower, it confirmed that career preparation behavior level of female college students rises.
As a result of investigating the influence of perfectionism on career decision level and career preparation behavior of female college students, perfectionism proved to have statistically significant influences on career decision level and career preparation behavior. Among the sub-factors of perfectionism except personal standard, doubt about action and concern about mistake had significant negative influences on career decision level of female college students. But among the sub-factors of perfectionism except doubt about action, personal standard and organization had significant positive influences on career preparation behavior of female college students.
Perfectionism turned out to have significant positive influences or negative influences on career decision level and career preparation behavior of female college students. Therefore, counselors when career counseling with female college students with perfectionism should help not only to improve client's maladaptive perfectionism but also to utilize client's adaptive perfectionism and resources.