Career exploration behavior of Korean medical students

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. We applied the t-test to investigate the difference among the variables based on gender and admission types. Also, we per...

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Published in:Korean journal of medical education 2017, 29(3), , pp.175-185
Main Authors: An, Hyejin, Lee, Seung-Hee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career barriers
Career Choice
Career decision-making self-efficacy
Career exploration behavior
Choice Behavior
Decision Making
Female
Humans
Male
Original Research
Republic of Korea
Self Efficacy
Sex Factors
Social Support
Students, Medical
Surveys and Questionnaires
기타의약학
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Summary: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. 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. 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. 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.
ISSN:2005-727X
2005-7288
DOI:10.3946/kjme.2017.63