Abstract
Objectives The purpose of this study is to discuss implications for improving the career maturity of children and adolescents by confirming the mediating effect of the child's level of autonomy and the moderating effect of academic performance in the relationship between parental achievement pressure and career maturity. Methods The study utilized data from the 12th (2019) and 13th (2020) waves of the Korean Children Panel Survey, with a total of 1,187 participants. The data were analyzed using SPSS 26 software, including reliability analysis, frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, and correlation analysis. Additionally, the PROCESS macro was employed to analyze the research model, specifically the 4th mediation model and the 7th moderated mediation model. Results First, parental achievement pressure had a negative impact on children's autonomy and career maturity, and autonomy had a positive impact on career maturity. Second, parental achievement pressure had a negative impact on career maturity through the mediating effect of children's autonomy. Third, a significant moderating effect of academic performance was found in the relationship between parental achievement pressure and children's autonomy. In other words, academic performance enhanced the negative impact of parental achievement pressure on autonomy. Fourth, the controlled mediating effect by academic performance ability was significant, and it was confirmed that the higher the academic performance ability, the stronger the negative mediating effect of achievement pressure on career maturity through autonomy. Conclusions Based on the analysis results, this study suggests that parents need the right parenting attitude to improve their career maturity, that supporting autonomy is helpful, and that effective parenting methods can vary depending on individual characteristics such as academic performance. In addition, the direction of follow-up research was suggested, such as comparative analysis of the effects of parenting methods according to individual characteristics, achievement pressure through qualitative research, and in-depth analysis of autonomy.
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