Preservice childcare teachers' career motivations, college adjustment, and teaching efficacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 1451-1459
Author(s):  
Sanglim Kim ◽  
Sungeun Yang
Keyword(s):  
College Adjustment ◽  
College Major ◽  
Teaching Efficacy ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
College Life ◽  
Career Motivations ◽  
Support Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
College Life Adjustment

We investigated the effect of college adjustment and motivation for choosing a teaching career as factors that influence preservice childcare teachers' teaching efficacy. Participants were 200 preservice childcare teachers enrolled at colleges in South Korea. The results demonstrated that college adjustment had a significant mediating effect in the relationship between the active career motivation of preservice childcare teachers and their teaching efficacy. Specifically, active career motivation was positively correlated with teaching efficacy via the process of college life adjustment. It can be inferred that the choice of college major based on an active personal preference, compared to passive motivation, leads to better college life adjustment, which, in turn, correlates with higher efficacy in one's career path. This suggests the need to support students' academic and socioemotional adjustment at college as well as enhancing their course satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of the satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs on the Relationship between Undergraduate Students‘ Parental Attachment and College Life Adjustment

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 569-580
Author(s):  
Seul Lee ◽  
Jin Ah Choi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
College Life ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
College Life Adjustment

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of the satisfaction of basic psychological needs on the relationship between college students’ parental attachment and college life adjustment. Participants comprised 235 college students enrolled in five universities located in the Gwangju and Jeonnam areas. To assess the mediating effects, correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were performed using SPSS 25.0. The results were as follows: first, significant positive correlations were observed between parental attachment, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and college life adjustment; second, satisfaction of basic psychological needs partially mediated the relationship between parental attachment and college life adjustment. This indicates that the satisfaction of basic psychological needs – such as autonomy, competence, and relatedness – is extremely important in enabling college students to adjust to college life.

scholarly journals The Influence of Nursing Professionalism and Academic Emotional Regulation on College Life Adjustment in Nursing College Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 424-432
Author(s):  
Gie Ok Noh ◽  
Myoungsuk Kim
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Emotional Adjustment ◽  
College Life ◽  
Major Satisfaction ◽  
Nursing College ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
One Way Anova ◽  
College Life Adjustment

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between nursing professionalism, academic emotional regulation, and college life adjustment level and to identify the influence of nursing professionalism and academic emotional regulation on college life adjustment. Methods: Data collection was conducted with 142 junior and senior nursing college students using structured self-reported questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis using SPSS 22.0. Results: There was a positive correlation between nursing professionalism, academic emotional adjustment, and college life adjustment. The significant predictors of overall college life adjustment were major satisfaction, nursing professionalism, and academic emotional regulation. The significant predictors of clinical practice adjustment were gender, major satisfaction, and nursing professionalism. Conclusion: When developing a program to improve college life adjustment in nursing college students, it is necessary to find ways to improve nursing professionalism and academic emotional regulation as well as major satisfaction.

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