Moderating Effects of Career Decision-making Self-efficacy and Social Support in the relationship between Career Barriers and Job-seeking Stress among Nursing Students Preparing for Employment / 간호행정학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify whether career decision-making self-efficacy and social support provide a moderating effect between career barriers and job-seeking stress for 4th year nursing students preparing for employment. METHODS: A self report questionnaire survey was completed by 300 4th year nursing students at 6 universities located in 4 cities in Korea. Data were gathered during July, 2017 and analyzed using the SPSS 20.0 program. RESULTS: There was significant positive correlation between career barriers and job-seeking stress, and negative correlation between career decision-making self-efficacy, social support and job-seeking stress. Career decision-making self-efficacy and social support had significant moderating effects in the relationship between career barriers and job-seeking stress among nursing students preparing for employment. CONCLUSION: The results of the study indicate that career decision-making self-efficacy and social support are important factors in reducing job-seeking stress among nursing students preparing for employment. Therefore, to understand various job-seeking stress factors among nursing students preparing for employment, consideration must be given to the development of educational programs and support systems to improve career decision-making self-efficacy and social support.

Effect of health-related media information on career decision making self-efficacy of nursing undergraduates / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To explore the relationship between health-related media information and career decision making self-efficacy of nursing undergraduates,and the mediation effect of psychological needs and trust between above two variables. Methods Totally 548 nursing undergraduates were investigated using basic properties of health-related media information questionnaire,health-related media information of trust and psychological needs questionnaire and Career Decision Making Self-efficacy Scale. Results Health-related media information and health-related media information of trust and psychological needs could predict mental disability directly (P<0.05). Health-related media information of trust and psychological needs played a mediating role between health-related media information and career decision making self- efficacy,and the total effect and the indirect effect of two separate intermediary variables were significant,and contribution rate of 50.31%. By confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation model were:χ2/degree of freedom (χ2/df)=4.225, goodness of fit index=0.933, adjusted goodness of fit index =0.902, root mean square error of approximation =0.070. Conclusions Nursing school administrators should pay close attention to the mediating roles of health-related media information of trust and psychological needs,and develop specific interventions systematic on the basis of a comprehensive assessment,so as to improve nursing students career decision-making self-efficacy levels.

Career exploration behavior of Korean medical students / 한국의학교육

PURPOSE: This study is to analyze the effects of medical students’ social support and career barriers on career exploration behavior mediated by career decision-making self-efficacy. METHODS: We applied the t-test to investigate the difference among the variables based on gender and admission types. Also, we performed path analysis to verify the effect of perceived career barriers and social support on career exploration behavior with career decision efficacy as a mediator. RESULTS: First, we noted statistically significant gender and admission type difference in social support, career barriers and career exploration behaviors. Second, social support and career barriers were found to influence career exploration behavior as a mediating variable for career decision-making self-efficacy. CONCLUSION: Social support and career barriers as perceived by medical students influenced their career exploration behavior, with their decision-making self-efficacy serving as a full mediator. Therefore, this study has educational implications for career program development and educational training for career decision-making self-efficacy.

The research of current situation and relation between medical students' vocational values and career decision-making self-efficacy / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Based on the questionnaires completed by 985 medical students,this article finds out that female students value more on the factors of health care and development when choosing a job,while male students are more confident in selecting goals and making career plans.Students from different family backgrounds have great difference when facing the elements such as reputation,social status and selfevaluation.Students from different majors take quite different opinions to health care,self evaluation,career information and career planning.There is little difference among different grades of medical students.Vocational values correlate positively with career decision-making self-efficacy.