2016, Vol.13, No.1

The Korean Journal of School Psychology 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 1.68

pISSN : 1738-463X / eISSN : 2734-0112
https://journal.kci.go.kr/schooljr

The purpose of this study was to develop the Career Decision Making Profiles-Youth(CDMP-Youth) in Korea and to validate the scale. First, preliminary 130 items with 14 factors were obtained based on a number of ways. Second, These items were administered to 316 adolescents. Based on the first preliminary study, 53 items with 9 factors were obtained. These items were administered to 233 adolescents. Based on the second preliminary study, 61 items with 9 factors were obtained. Third, These items were administered to 1,206 adolescents, and finally 34 items with 9 factors were obtained. The total group was divided into two sub-groups in order to check cross-validity of the scale. The results of factor analyses showed that the 9 factor model with 34 items were satisfactory. The reliabilities of 9 factors were also satisfactory. These career decision making profiles factors were significantly related to criteria such as career satisfaction as well as grade, supporting criterion-related validity of the scale. Also these factors were significantly correlated with factors of the Career Decision Making Profiles developed by Gati et al (2010), supporting convergent validity of the scale. Lastly, the limitations and implications of the present study were discussed.

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediation effect of physical health, parental affection, student-teacher relation, and peer attachment on the development of adolescents’ self-esteem. Three age groups (the first grade, the fourth grade, and the seventh grade) of panel data collected by Korea Children & Young Panel Survey(KCYPS) were used for the analysis. Results indicate that physical health and parental affection mediate the change of self-esteem from the third grade to the fifth grade as well as change from the fifth grade to the seventh grade. Physical health and teacher relation were found to mediate the change of self-esteem from the seventh grade to the ninth grade. On the other hand self-esteem change from the ninth grade to the eleventh grade was mediated by physical health, parental affection, and student-teacher relation. Practical implication for the development of adolescents’ self esteem was discussed.

The purpose of the study is to develope and validate creative self efficacy scale for college students. Subjects are 671 undergraduates from 4 colleges including 300 male and 371 female students in Korea. To develope creative self-efficacy scale, researchers developed, examined, and revised preliminary items of creative self-efficacy. In the analysis stage exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were performed. In the exploratory stage of factor analysis, two factors were thought as appropriate that were named as creative thinking efficacy and creative performance efficacy by combining scree test and reviews of literatures in creative self-efficacy. After that, researchers examined confirmatory factor analysis of creative self-efficacy factors by comparing with another group of college students. Based on that, the fits of research modeling were same with another group which meant that the model used in the research group could generalize to other college students. By the result of the study, 9 items of creative thinking self-efficacy and 11 items of creative performance self-efficacy items were selected. In addition to it, when the researchers examined the reliability of test, Cronbach α for creative thinking self-efficacy was .908, creative performance self efficacy was .900, and total creative self-efficacy was .944. This study has implication on developing and validating creative self-efficacy scale for college students. With reference to the result of the study, researchers discussed results with related researches, and suggested theoretical and practical implications.