Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine whether college major characteristics make a difference
 in research on career preparation behavior of college students through network analysis.
 Methods Among the papers published on the academic research information service (www.riss.kr), papers related
 to career preparation behavior of college students were extracted, classified by major, and among them, papers
 related to nursing and physical education were selected for analysis. And keyword frequency analysis and
 centrality analysis were conducted and visualized.
 Results As a result of the network analysis, the influential keywords in the nursing department were ‘self-leadership’,
 ‘major satisfaction’, ‘nursing professionalism’, and ‘career decision self-efficacy’. Compared to other majors,
 the influence of ‘career decision self-efficacy’ was very low, and ‘career barriers’ never appeared. Keywords related
 to majors, such as male nursing college students, appeared frequently. In the field of physical education, influential
 keywords were ‘career decision self-efficacy’, ‘major satisfaction’, ‘grit’, ‘career decision level’, ‘social
 support’, and ‘positive psychological capital’. Physical education majors experienced more difficulties in career
 preparation than other majors due to limited employment opportunities and insufficient career preparation
 education. Therefore, keywords such as ‘grit’, ‘social support’, and ‘positive psychological capital’ often appeared
 to help overcome these difficulties.
 Conclusions Since the career preparation behavior of college students showed a discriminatory aspect according
 to the characteristics of their major, the characteristics of their major should be considered in career preparation
 education and career counseling.

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