The Effect of Job Seeking Stress of University Students on Adjustment to University Life: The Moderating Effect of Ego Identity, Self-Esteem, and Social Support
AUTHOR : 이상준
INFORMATION : page. 93~114 / 2021 Vol.28 No.4
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of job seeking, ego identity, self-esteem, and social support of university students on adjustment to university life, and the buffering effect of ego identity, self-esteem, and social support over negative influence of job seeking stress on adjustment to university life. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires from 578 university students in Daegu and Gyeongsan in South Korea, and moderating effect analysis was performed on the structural equation model. The findings are as follows. First, job seeking stress had a negative influence, and ego identity, self-esteem, parent support, and friend support had a positive influence on the adjustment to university life. Second, ego identity, self-esteem, and parent support had a significant buffering effect and a moderating negative influence on the adjustment to university life of job seeking stress. This suggests that a university should constantly operate programs to improve students’ self-identity and self-esteem, and open family-related liberal arts courses in relation to the importance of parental support.