청소년의 시민의식 개인별 변화궤적에 관한 잠재계층 분류 및 영향 요인

Abstract

Objectives The purposes of this study were to explore the trajectory of changes over time in the level of civic consciousness of Korean youth and to analyze the factors affecting the formation of civic consciousness. 
 Methods To do this, Descriptive statistics, potential growth model analysis, and multinomial logistic regression analysis were conducted based on data collected from 2,727 first-year middle school students for 4 years in 2017 among the Daegu Education Longitudinal Study data. In order to identify how the level of civic consciousness of Korean adolescence follows the trajectory, this study uses a latent growth model and the sturcutural equation of Mplus 8 to explore each individual’s trajectory. The growth mixing model can group students according to the different trajectory, and it suggests the influencing factors by classified latent groups. 
 Results As results, first, the individual change trajectory of middle school students' civic consciousness changes by time point, and the difference in the change between individuals was found to be significant. Second, middle school students' civic consciousness change trajectories could be classified into high-level gradual growth, middle-level maintenance, and low-level maintenance. It appeared the high-level gradual growth class showed significant growth each year, while the other two classes showed insignificant rate of change over time. Third, the higher the career maturity, morality, and more active attitude, the higher the possibility of being included in the high-level gradual growth class.
 Conclusions This shows that it is possible to help build a sense of civic consciousness through institutional support that can create an environment that respects young people's learning attitude, career search for the future, compliance with rules, and conscience, and that can improve such environment.