The effects of career barrier and faculty–student interaction on career decision level by college students

• Published in: International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology(IJACT) Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 17 - 26
• Main Authors: 이채웅, 강소현, 박정희, 김용석
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 국제문화기술진흥원 31.12.2024
• Subjects: 과학기술학; Career barrier; College students; Faculty-student interaction; Career decision level
• ISSN: 2288-7202; 2288-7318
• DOI: 10.17703/IJACT.2024.12.4.17

The purpose of this study was to identify career barriers, faculty-student interaction, and factors that affect the level of career decision-making among university students. The questionnaire was self-reported, and the URL was sent via text message to students who agreed to participate after reading the purpose and necessity of the study. The students read the instructions, voluntarily agreed to participate, and completed the survey in a self-completion format. The results showed that the mean of psychological career barriers was 3.07, environmental career barriers was 2.80, faculty-student interaction was 3.92, and career decision level was 2.74. The factors that showed significant differences in career decision level were gender, department, major satisfaction, college life satisfaction, and major choice. Psychological barriers (r=-.652, p<.001) and environmental barriers (r=-.601, p<.001) were significantly negatively correlated, and faculty-student interaction (r=.220, p<.01) was significantly positively correlated. The influencing factors of career decision level were psychological career barriers (β=-.387, p<.001) and environmental career barriers (β=- .252, p=.002). The conclusion of this study is that in order to increase the career decision level of college students, it is necessary to provide systematic management through counseling management and programs where quality interaction between professors and students can occur.