Career Preparation Activities in First-Year Middle School Students: Relative Effects of Personal Internal Factors and Career Barriers Based on Social Cognitive Career Theory
Randomized trial examines the influence of internal factors and barriers on career preparation activities in first-year middle school students, suggesting focused educational restructuring.
Key Points
This research aims to identify the contributing factors influencing career preparation experiences of first-year middle school students based on social cognitive career theory.
Analyzed data from 517 first-year middle school students using KCYPS 2018.
Utilized hierarchical regression analysis after controlling for life and school satisfaction variables.
Examined personal internal factors and career barriers as predictors of career preparation activities.
Academic engagement positively predicts career preparation activities (β=0.25, p<0.05).
Lack of career adaptability negatively predicts career preparation activities (β=-0.30, p<0.05).
Controlled variables showed significance only in the initial model, with effects diminishing in later models.