Dept. of Nursing, Namseoul University, 91 Daehakro, Seonghwan-eup, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-city, Chungnam, 31020, South Korea
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors related to career attitude maturity in Korean nursing students.
A purposive sample of 135 students from N university was recruited for the cross-sectional survey design. The structured questionnaires were used for major satisfaction, intrinsic/extrinsic work value, career attitude maturity and job barrier which was reported reliability in domestic studies. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression.
The mean scores of major satisfaction, intrinsic/extrinsic work value, career attitude maturity, and barrier were 3.86, 4.05/4.06, 3.43 and 2.08, respectively. Career attitude maturity was significantly positively related to intrinsic work value (r=.258, p<.05), major satisfaction (r=.177, p<.05) and also, negatively related to career barrier (r=.43, p<.001). Intrinsic work value(ß=0.284, p=.004), extrinsic work value(ß=-0.194, p=.043), and career barriers (ß=-0.535, p<.001) had significant effects on career attitude maturity (F=13.006, p<.001). Adjusted explained variance for the career attitude maturity was 36.4%.
Based on the findings of this study, career development programs are recommended to improve career attitude maturity in nursing students.
Career attitude maturity, Intrinsic work value, Extrinsic work value, Major satisfaction, Job barriers
