The impacts of college educational satisfaction and helpfulness of career support on life satisfaction among Korean youth: The mediating role of mental health

This study aimed to investigate the structural relationships between college educational satisfaction, the helpfulness of career support, and mental health, and how these factors influence the life satisfaction of late adolescents and young adults. The study utilized data from 550 Korean individuals...

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Published in:PloS one 2024-01, Vol.19 (1), p.e0296702-e0296702
Main Author: Lee, Sangmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Adolescents
Analysis
Anniversaries
Anxiety
Care and treatment
Career development
Careers
Child development
Data analysis
Education
Educational aspects
Evaluation
Higher education
Information management
Job satisfaction
Least squares method
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Psychological aspects
Social aspects
Stress
Surveys
Teenagers
Young adults
Youth
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Summary:This study aimed to investigate the structural relationships between college educational satisfaction, the helpfulness of career support, and mental health, and how these factors influence the life satisfaction of late adolescents and young adults. The study utilized data from 550 Korean individuals 18-24 years of age who have experienced going to college, collected in the "2021 Youth Socio-Economic Reality Survey" conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute. Data analysis was conducted with SmartPLS 3.0 software, using a structural equation model with the partial least squares method. The mediating impact of mental health was validated using bootstrapping. The study yielded several key findings. First, college educational satisfaction, the helpfulness of career support, and mental health all exerted a significant and positive influence on the life satisfaction of young people. Second, college educational satisfaction was found to significantly positively affect youth's mental health. Third, mental health was identified as playing a significant positive mediating role in the connection between college educational satisfaction and the life satisfaction of young people. The study underscores the importance of enhancing mental health, alongside improving college educational satisfaction and career support, to boost the life satisfaction of young people. Suggestions based on these findings are discussed.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0296702