Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between social support, achievement goal orientation, and hope in graduate students, and to verify the mediating effect of hope in the relationship between social support and achievement goal orientation. Methods A total of 223 male and female graduate students attending general graduate schools in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Yeongnam regions were surveyed to the Questionnaire Method to measure social support, achievement goal orientation, and hope. Data collection was conducted for about two months from February 15 to April 10, 2022. The data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 24.0 programs. Results First, the social support of graduate students has a positive (+) effect on hope. Second, graduate students' hopes have a positive (+) effect on achievement goal orientation. Third, the social support of graduate students has a positive (+) effect on achievement goal orientation. Fourth, the relationship between graduate student's social support and achievement goal orientation is partially mediated by their hope. Fifth, it was found that there was a difference in the path of social support, hope, and achievement goal orientation according to Korean graduate students and foreign graduate students. Conclusions Through the research results, the mediating effect of hope was confirmed in the relationship between social support and achievement goal orientation of graduate students, which is meaningful in that it provides basic data that can be used in the field of counseling and education.

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