고학년 여대생이 지각한 진로장벽이 생애목표에 미치는 영향 - 포커싱적 태도의 비일관적 매개효과 - = The Effect of Career Barriers Perceived by Senior College Students on the Life Goal: Inconsistent mediational effect of focusing attitudes

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

As women’s participation in the world of work increases, it is important to understand the distinctive processes of women’s career development, as women tend to emphasize communication with others and relationship maintenance in career decision-making, making them more sensitive to others’ reactions. In this context, the present study examined the mediating effect of focusing attitude on the relationship between women’s perceived career barriers and life goals. A survey was conducted with 230 female students from four-year women’s universities in the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions using measures of career barriers, life goals, and the Korean version of the Focusing Attitude Scale, and the mediating effect was analyzed using Model 4 of the PROCESS macro. The results indicated that career barriers were negatively correlated with both focusing attitude and life goals, whereas focusing attitude was positively correlated with life goals; additionally, career barriers had a negative effect on focusing attitude, while focusing attitude had a positive effect on life goals. This study provides implications for understanding women’s career development and discusses its limitations and directions for future research.