일부 치위생(학)과 학생의 전공선택동기, 전공만족도가 대학생활적응에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Objectives This study confirmed the effect of some dental hygiene departments and students' motivation to choose a major and satisfaction with their major on college life adjustment. Methods In the first semester of 2021, a survey was conducted on general characteristics, major selection motive, major satisfaction, and college life adaptation to 367 students from the dental hygiene department of G University located in Gwangju. Using the collected data, the motivation for choosing a major according to the general characteristics of the subjects, satisfaction with the major, correlation between college life adaptation and variables, and factors affecting college life adaptation were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. Results According to the general characteristics, the motivation for choosing a major, satisfaction with the major, and adaptation to college life showed significant differences in grade, course selection path, and reason for department application. Among the motivations for choosing a major, intrinsic motivation and major satisfaction had a strong positive correlation with college life adjustment. Intrinsic motivation among major selection motives and class satisfaction, relationship satisfaction, and cognitive satisfaction among major satisfaction were identified as significant variables as factors influencing college life adjustment. Conclusions In order to increase college students' adaptation to college life, it is necessary to design classes by considering intrinsic motivation when choosing a major and recognizing the importance of class satisfaction, relationship satisfaction, and cognitive satisfaction.