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Effects of Major satisfaction and Employment stress on Depression in college students

전문대학 학생의 전공만족도, 취업스트레스가 우울에 미치는 영향

  • Byun, Eun-Kyun (Department of Nursing, Kyungnam College of Information & Technology) ;
  • Park, Sung-Hee (Department of Nursing, Changshin University)
  • Received : 2013.09.27
  • Accepted : 2014.01.09
  • Published : 2014.01.31
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Abstract

This study was done to identify the relationship of Major satisfaction, employment stress, depression and to identify the factors influencing depression for 196 College Students who agreed to participate in the study. Date were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression with SPSS 18.0. A negative correlation was found between major satisfaction and depression, positive correlation was found between employment stress and depression. The predicting factors for depression were major satisfaction and employment stress. Those factors accounted for 26.0% of depression. The fallow-up survey about various factors influencing college student's depression is needed and prevent depression program for developing depression are controled.

본 연구의 목적은 전문대학생의 전공만족도, 취업스트레스, 우울의 관계를 알아보고, 전공만족도, 취업스트레스가 우울에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위함이다. 자료수집은 B, C시의 전문대학 3개교에서 졸업을 앞둔 2학년 학생 196명을 대상으로 연구의 목적을 설문에 동의한 자를 대상으로 구조화된 설문지로 조사하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS WIN 18.0을 이용하여 빈도와 백분율, 평균과 표준편차, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, multiple regression으로 분석하였다. 연구의 대상자의 전공만족도와 우울 간에 유의한 음의 상관관계가 나타났고, 취업스트레스와 우울 간에 유의한 양의 상관관계가 나타났다. 대상자의 우울에 영향을 미치는 요인은 전공만족도와 취업스트레스로 나타났으며, 총 설명력은 26.0%였다. 본 연구를 통하여, 전문대학생의 우울에 영향을 미치는 전공만족과 취업에 관련된 다양한 요인들을 파악하였다. 이에 우울을 예방할 수 있는 중재 프로그램 개발이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

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