The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of middle school students' participation in school sports club competitions on career maturity. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, 272 middle school students enrolled in three schools locat...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of middle school students' participation in school sports club competitions on career maturity. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, 272 middle school students enrolled in three schools located in Incheon City were selected as subjects for the study. After verifying the reliability and validity of the career maturity questionnaire test tool, 2x2 two-way ANOVA was conducted and analyzed according to the problem of the study using the SPSS 29.0 statistical program. The conclusions of this study derived through this are as follows.
First, middle school students' attitudes toward career and career optimism were significantly different from those who participated in the school sports club competition. Second, there was a significant difference in information search between the middle school students' participation group in the school sports club competition and the non-participation group. Third, middle school students' participation in the school sports club competition and non-participation group showed a significant difference in career exploration preparation behavior. Fourth, the presence or absence of participation in school sports club competitions and gender did not have a statistically significant effect on all sub-factors of career maturity. In future research, it is necessary to conduct research on more diverse and detailed variables such as participation type and duration for all grades.