TY - JOUR
T1 - A longitudinal study of career maturity of Korean adolescents
T2 - The effects of personal and contextual factors
AU - Yon, Kyu Jin
AU - Joeng, Ju Ri
AU - Goh, Michael
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - The purpose of this longitudinal study is to examine the effects of personal factors and contextual determinants on the career maturity change of Korean adolescents over a 5-year period. This study used data from the Korea Youth Panel Survey which was administered to 3,449 junior high students from Grades 8 to 12, starting in 2003. A linear mixed-effects regression was used to test the study model. The results showed the levels of Korean adolescents' career maturity were significantly influenced by personal predictors (gender, work values, career efficacy, self-efficacy, career development activities, school achievement, sex-role stereotyping, pressure for academic achievement, and part-time experiences) and contextual predictors (career conversations with parents, relationships with friends, and private education expense). Among career-related variables, only work values affected the slope of the career maturity growth curve. Implications for career counselors and educators are discussed.
AB - The purpose of this longitudinal study is to examine the effects of personal factors and contextual determinants on the career maturity change of Korean adolescents over a 5-year period. This study used data from the Korea Youth Panel Survey which was administered to 3,449 junior high students from Grades 8 to 12, starting in 2003. A linear mixed-effects regression was used to test the study model. The results showed the levels of Korean adolescents' career maturity were significantly influenced by personal predictors (gender, work values, career efficacy, self-efficacy, career development activities, school achievement, sex-role stereotyping, pressure for academic achievement, and part-time experiences) and contextual predictors (career conversations with parents, relationships with friends, and private education expense). Among career-related variables, only work values affected the slope of the career maturity growth curve. Implications for career counselors and educators are discussed.
KW - Career maturity
KW - Contextual factors
KW - Korean adolescents
KW - Longitudinal study
KW - Personal factors
KW - Work values
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U2 - 10.1007/s12564-012-9232-y
DO - 10.1007/s12564-012-9232-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84870391676
SN - 1598-1037
VL - 13
SP - 727
EP - 739
JO - Asia Pacific Education Review
JF - Asia Pacific Education Review
IS - 4
ER -
