Abstract
Objectives The purpose of this study is to verify the mediating role of job-seeking stress, especially in relationship between self-efficacy and career preparation behavior of senior undergraduates who consider employment, and to provide implications for career counseling based on the study.
 Methods The study is based on the survey participation of senior undergraduates(including the students who are in extra semesters and maintain scholarly) in Seoul, Gyeonggi-Incheon, and other regions. Demographic variables, general self-efficacy, career preparation behavior and job-seeking stress were studied among 250 respondents who answered that they were considering employment and the data was analyzed by using SPSS 29.0 and Process Macro to verify the research questions.
 Results The result revealed that there was a positive correlation between self-efficacy and career preparation behavior of the senior undergraduates, a negative correlation between self-efficacy and job-seeking stress, and job-seeking stress partially mediated the relationship between self-efficacy and career preparation behavior. The direct effect of self-efficacy on career preparation behavior was larger than the total effect, so job-seeking stress was found to be a suppressor variable.
 Conclusions For senior undergraduates who do not have experience in practical career behavior despite having high self-efficacy, the study suggests that it is required to intervene after evaluating their job-seeking stress level.
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