J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2015 Dec;21(5):480-488. 10.11111/jkana.2015.21.5.480.

Career Attitude Maturity, Calling, and Work as Meaning Affecting Student Adjustment to College among Health College Students

• Yoo JY
• Park JY
• Woo CH

• KMID: 2151265
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.5.480

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to identify factors affecting student adjustment to college among students in health colleges (Nursing, Clinical Pathology, Radiology, Dental Hygienics, Medicine).
METHODS
The participants in this study were 261 students in Daejeon city. Data were collected from October 5 to October 14, 2014. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection and data was analyzed using the SPSS/WIN program.
RESULTS
Career attitude maturity, calling and work as meaning positively correlated with student adjustment to college. The significant predictors of student adjustment to college were career attitude maturity, calling, always working part-time, major in medicine and average grade for the last semester.
CONCLUSION
These findings suggest that adjustment to college for students in health colleges is linked to career attitude maturity, and calling. College organization should develop a curriculum fostering a calling which will promote student adjustment to college and graduate health care professionals with desirable attitudes.

Keyword

Career attitude maturity; Calling; Work as meaning; Student adjustment to college; Students

MeSH Terms

Curriculum
Data Collection
Delivery of Health Care
Foster Home Care
Humans
Pathology, Clinical

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