A Study on Factors Affecting University Students' Life Adaptation through Music Liberal Arts Education －Focused on Music Interest, Education Satisfaction, and Stress Coping Strategy－

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify factors that influence life adaptation by using music interest, education satisfaction, and stress coping strategies as major factors among university students participating in music subject-based liberal arts classes. The subjects of this study were 96 male and female university students from A University in region C in Korea. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, frequency analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted using the SPSS program. As a result of multiple regression analysis, first, factors affecting university students’ adaptation to life were identified as gender difference, instructor satisfaction, and problem-solving-centered and avoidance-centered behavioral stress coping strategy factors. Music interest was not significant. Second, the study showed that the higher the instructor satisfaction was among the students, the higher was the students’ adaptation to life. Third, the study also showed that the higher the problem-solving-centered stress coping strategy was, the higher the students’ adaptation to life. It further confirmed that as the avoidance-centered behavior of students decreased, there was a significant positive effect on their level of life adaptation. Through the results of this study, we can see that we need to review and operate the music liberal arts curriculum through effective intervention and planning, and to establish differentiated liberal arts education goals using various music activities in order to improve university students’ adaptation to school life. In addition, we should conduct continuous research on music liberal arts education from multiple perspectives for effective music education class design, stress coping and alleviation, and the educational satisfaction of our students.