대학생의 진로장벽과 사회적 지지가 진로자기효능감과 진로준비행동에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Career preparation behavior has become more important than ever for the successful career development of college students in this time of unemployment crisis. This study explored the relationships among college students' perception of career barriers, social support, career self-efficacy, and career preparation behavior. 1,197 students of 18 junior colleges and 4-year universities filled out self-administered questionnaires, and data were analyzed with SPSS 18.0. The results are as follows. First, male students, freshmen, students of poor economic status, and junior college students vs. 4-year university students perceived that they have more career barriers. Male students, seniors, middle-class students, and 4-year university students showed higher scores in social support, career self-efficacy and career preparation behavior. Second, perceived career barriers and social support influenced college students' career preparation behavior in opposite ways; the higher the perceived social support, and the lower the perceived career barrier, the higher the career preparation behavior of college students. Third, career self-efficacy partially mediated the influence of career barriers and social support on career preparation behavior. The study results suggest that the understanding of the interaction between intra-personal and environmental factors is critical to reinforce college students' career preparation behavior.