The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education (한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지)
- Volume 14 Issue 1
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- Pages.25-36
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- 2013
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- 1975-7697(pISSN)
A qualitative study on job-seeking stress for university students majoring healthcare
보건계열 대학생의 취업 스트레스에 관한 질적 연구
- Oh, Yeseul (Department of Health Management, Hyupsung University) ;
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Oh, Eun-Hwan
(Department of Health Management, Hyupsung University)
- Received : 2012.12.18
- Accepted : 2013.04.24
- Published : 2013.04.30
Abstract
Objectives: The study was performed to investigate job-seeking stress for university students who have a major in healthcare. Methods: For the analysis, 10 fourth-year students who are willing to get a job were interviewed. Interviews were conducted from October 2011 to November 2011 for 2 weeks. The data were collected with semi-structured open-ended questions and analysed by the method of Consensual Qualitative Research(CQR). Results: The main reasons for the job-seeking stress for students were insufficient preparation for getting a job, uncertainty, anxiety, pressure, and age. A reinforcing factor for stress was family. Conclusions: Universities should provide educational, psychological, and economic supports to job-seeking students majoring healthcare because of their relatively fewer opportunities for getting a job compared to those who have a major in non-healthcare.