Testing Models of Relation to Academic & Career Stress, Acceptance Behavior, and the Psychological Well-being of College Students
AUTHOR : 김경희,권재환
INFORMATION : page. 43~60 / 2014 Vol.21 No.4
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted in order to test a model in relation to academic & career stress, acceptance
behavior, and the psychological well-being of college students. The authors also sought to test the
mediating effects of acceptance behavior in the relationship between academic & career stress and
psychological well-being. Data was collected through a self-report questionnaire which was administered to
425 college students. Academic & career stress were selected as prerequisite variables. In addition
acceptance behavior was selected as a mediating variable, which was assumed to affect psychological
well-being. Correlational analysis and structure equation modeling analysis were conducted to test the
research models. The results were as follows. First, academic & career stress had a negative impact on
the acceptance behavior and psychological well-being. Second, the level of perceived acceptance behavior
had a positive impact on the psychological well-being. Third, all paths in the research model were
statistically significant, and the fit of the model was deemed to be good. Fourth, the mediating effect of
acceptance behavior in the relationship between academic & career stress and psychological well-being was
found to be significant. The results of this study suggest that it is necessary to offer counseling
intervention for college students to effectively deal with academic & career stress and promote their
acceptance behavior in order to promote their psychological well-being.