Classification of Latent Profiles of Three Systems of Action of Middle and High School Students and Verification of Influencing Factors

This study was intended to identify the actual state of the three systems of action; examine their aspects through latent profile analysis, a person-centered approach; verify the influence of the factors related to the three systems of action; and examine whether a difference exists in levels of self-identity and social participation by latent profile. Three latent profile models were identified by analyzing the latent profiles of the three systems of action. The upper, middle, and lower groups accounted for 11.131%, 57.117%, and 31.752% of the study subjects, respectively. The study verified the factors influencing the actual status of the three systems of action. It determined that the higher the interest in home economics and the longer the period of learning home economics, the greater the likelihood that students belonged to the middle group rather than to the lower group. Additionally, the higher the interest in home economics, the longer the period of learning home economics, and the higher the academic performance, the greater the likelihood that students belonged to the upper group rather than to the lower group. The study verified whether a difference existed in the levels of self-identity and social participation according to the latent profiles of the three systems of action. It determined that the higher the level of self-identity and social participation belongs to the upper group of the three systems of action, and there was a statistically significant difference between latent profiles.