사회지지적 인식이 미용전공 대학생의 전공만족도와 진로방향에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of social support perception on satisfaction with academic major and career direction among college students majoring in cosmetology. For this, a questionnaire survey was conducted among college students from cosmetology-related departments in Busan. A frequency analysis was performed to analyze subjects’ general characteristics. To determine the influence of the perception of social support on their satisfaction with academic major and career direction, a correlation analysis and regression analysis were carried out using SPSS 18.0. The results found the following: Social support perception revealed a statistical significance in relationship with academic major satisfaction and career direction. It seems reasonable to say that efforts to enhance such social support perception are a critical factor affecting students’ satisfaction with their academic major and career direction. In addition, since academic major satisfaction plays a mediating role in social support perception and career direction, colleges’ efforts to improve such academic major satisfaction and upgrade the quality of education have a statistically significant effect on decisions regarding career path despite low social support perception. Therefore, it making efforts to enhance students’ satisfaction with their academic major seems to be of critical urgency.