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A Study on the Stress of the National Exam, Self-Efficacy, and Career Preparatory Behavior of Dental Hygiene Majors

  • The Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies
  • Abbr : JTS
  • 2020, 4(1), pp.69-79
  • Publisher : The Society for Transdisciplinary Studies
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : May 19, 2020
  • Accepted : June 22, 2020
  • Published : June 30, 2020

jung eun seo 1 Yo-sup Shin 1 Yeong-seung Lee 1 Su-yeon Kim 1 Hyun-ji Choo 1 Dong-hyun Kim 1 Kim SooKyung 1

1신한대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted on students who will take the national exam for dental hygienists to identify the stress of national exam and self-efficacy and to analyze the factors affecting career preparatory behavior. Method: This study was conducted on undergraduates who will take the national exam for dental hygienists. The final 323 subjects were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 program. Result: The stress of the national exam increases with the lower degree of self-efficacy. The self-efficacy increases with a higher degree of career preparatory behavior. Analysis results showed that satisfaction with the major, academic performance, stress of national exam, self-efficacy were the factors affecting on career preparatory behavior. Conclusion: The result of this study showed that the higher the stress of the national exam, the lower the self-efficacy, and the higher the degree of career preparatory behavior, the higher the self-efficacy. Therefore, it’s recommended to support education to reduce stress during preparing for the national exam for dental hygienists.

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