중학생과 고등학생의 학습된 무기력 프로파일 간 인지·심리사회·진로 특성 차이

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the learned helplessness profiles of middle and high school students and examine the differences in cognitive, psychosocial and career characteristics based on the derived profiles. For this purpose, data from the 1st year (grade 7) and 4th year (grade 10) of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey 2018 (KCYPS 2018) were analyzed. Latent profile analysis revealed three latent groups for middle school students (low helplessness, average helplessness, high helplessness-low motivation) and three latent groups for high school students (low helplessness, helplessness, average helplessness). The group experiencing helplessness above average included 11.3% (n=203) of middle school students, whereas among high school students, the helplessness group accounted for a relatively higher proportion of 26.8% (n=606) compared to middle school students. Examining the differences in cognitive, psychosocial, and career characteristics based on the learned helplessness profiles, both middle and high school students in the high helplessness groups were found to experience difficulty in attention compared to those with average or low helplessness. They also exhibited lower self-esteem, formed maladaptive peer relationships, and encountered difficulties in career adaptation. Practical implications for preventing learned helplessness during adolescence were discussed based on the research findings.