The Effects of Job Applicants’ Major Satisfaction on Academic Self-Regulatory Efficacy : The Mediating Effects of Employment Eagerness

Purpose This study aimed to verify the impact of job applicants’ major satisfaction on their academic self－regulatory efficacy and whether the desire for employment eagerness has a mediating effect and provide implications. Methodology To test the hypothesis, a survey was conducted among non－majors among students in the computerized tax accounting certification program, regression analysis was performed with SPSSWIN 23.0, and the effectiveness of the mediation effect was verified with the Sobel test. Findings First, major satisfaction was found to have a significant positive effect on academic self－regulatory efficacy. Second, when major satisfaction had a positive influence on academic self－regulatory efficacy, the desire for employment eagerness showed a mediating effect. Implications College students with high satisfaction with their majors showed academic competence even in job training programs unrelated to their majors. Not all college students choose jobs related to their majors after graduation. Therefore, it suggests that actively participating in job support programs and extracurricular programs for nonmajors and providing job guidance based on their achievements will expand the possibility of employment. In addition, it suggests that in order to maximize the effectiveness of job training programs, the desire for job achievement should be improved above all else.