The Effects of Economic Stress, Career Maturity and Major Satisfaction on the Job Stress in Third and Fourth Grade Students of University

Background/Objectives: As most college students go older, more stress about getting a job. This study was to investigate the effects of economic stress, career maturity and major satisfaction on college students’ job stress.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: Data collection was conducted from November, 2017 to June, 2018 in 200 students who understood the purpose of the study and agreed to participate in the study. The collected data were analyzed by frequency, mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis.

Findings: The subjects were 78 (38.4%) male and 122 (60.1%) female. The mean age was 21.9 (±1.47). Employment stress was statistically significant positive correlated with economic stress (r = .567, p <.001), significant negative correlated with majors’ satisfaction (r = -.426, p <.001) and career maturity(r= -.585, p<.001). Also Major satisfaction was statistically significant positive correlated with career maturity (r = .329, p <.001). According to the results of a multi-regression analysis to find out the impact of economic stress, career maturity, and major satisfaction on the job stress. The higher job economic stress (β=.384), job stress was higher. Also the lower career maturity (β=-.398), the higher the job stress, and the lower the major satisfaction (β=-.278), the e job stress was higher.

Improvements/Applications: Various youth career education and career development nursing programs will be required to lower the employment rate of college students, so the results of this study will be basic data.