Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of grit on university students' career preparation behavior and to confirm the mediating effect of optimism and perception of career barriers.
 Methods For this purpose, an online survey was conducted with 300 university students in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. Among them, 274 data were analyzed excluding insincere responses. SPSS 27.0 was used to confirm the reliability of the scale and descriptive statistical analysis and correlation analysis were performed. Path analysis was performed using Mplus 7.0 and the mediation effect was verified using the bootstrapping method.
 Results The results are as follows. First, the direct effect of grit on career preparation behavior was found to be significant. Second, grit was found to affect career preparation behavior by sequentially mediating optimism and career barrier recognition.
 Conclusions In order to ensure that university students’ career preparation behavior active in the educational field, it is necessary to provide programs to promote grit. And in the process, interventions that to promote a positive perspective on the situation faced and help reevaluate career barriers are expected to be effective.

Full Text
Published version (Free)

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call