scholarly journals The Structural Relationship among Career-Related Mentoring, Ambiguity Tolerance, and Job Search Effort and Behavior of Korean College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8834
Author(s):  
Yangyi Kwon ◽  
Jhong Yun (Joy) Kim ◽  
Andrew Keane
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Covariance Structure ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Covariance Structure Analysis ◽  
Ambiguity Tolerance ◽  
Search Effort ◽  
And Behavior

Although a substantial body of mentoring research has been conducted on students attending four-year colleges, the interplay of career-related mentoring, ambiguity tolerance, and job search effort and behavior has not been seriously investigated. Therefore, we examined the relationship between career-related mentoring and ambiguity tolerance, as well as job search effort and behavior, for the purpose of understanding how to better assist undergraduate college students achieve preliminary job search success. Data were collected via pencil surveys administered to 300 undergraduate students selected by purposive sampling from four colleges in Seoul, Korea. Correlation analysis and covariance structure analysis were conducted to examine the relationships between variables. A Sobel test was also conducted to check the mediation effect of the model. Results were consistent with our hypotheses and showed that there was a significant, indirect, positive effect of career-related mentoring on job search effort and behavior, mediated through ambiguity tolerance. Our study contributes to career-related mentoring and job search research by providing empirical evidence supporting the results. It has implications for universities, mentoring program design, and career guidance professionals.

Comparison of Pencil-and-Paper-Based and Computer-Based Career-Guidance with College Students

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 669-670
Author(s):  
Charles S. Karriker ◽  
Mark J. Miller ◽  
Thomas P. Springer ◽  
Barlow Soper
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
The Self ◽  
Guidance System ◽  
Directed Search ◽  
Career Guidance System ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Pencil And Paper

40 undergraduate students (20 men, 20 women) were asked to rate the Discover II microcomputer career-guidance system and the self-directed search on a measure of users' satisfaction. Most preferred the Discover II system.

Role of knowledge brokers in communities of practice in Japan

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1302-1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobutaka Ishiyama
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Covariance Structure ◽  
Covariance Structure Analysis ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Knowledge Brokering ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Brokers ◽  
And Behavior

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of knowledge brokers in Japanese communities of practice (CoP). This is because if knowledge brokers can connect across boundaries and introduce practices into another CoP, they can contribute by introducing practices as tacit knowledge to another CoP. Design/methodology/approach This study examines five hypotheses on knowledge brokers with respect to multi-membership in CoPs, knowledge brokering and career adaptability. In this study, an online questionnaire was administrated to 412 business persons, all employed by Japanese companies. Findings In line with the predictions, the results show that the cognition and behavior of multi-membership were composed of two factors: “creation and integration of diverse opinions” and “acceptance of diverse opinions”. With respect to covariance structure analysis, “concern”, one of the factors of career adaptability, had both direct and indirect effects on “knowledge brokering”. “Creation and integration of diverse opinions”, one of the factors of the cognition and behavior of multi-membership, had direct effects on “knowledge brokering”. Research limitations/implications Given that the data presented in this study are limited to knowledge brokers in Japanese CoPs, the study needs to be extended to an international context and to other kinds of knowledge brokers. Originality/value This study contributes to the findings which show the complexity of multi-membership and career adaptability. Upon closer examination, each subscale of multi-membership and career adaptability shows a different effect on knowledge brokering. In other words, this study reveals the importance of proactive behavior in integrating diverse opinions for knowledge brokering.

Participant Experiences in an Employment Mentoring Program for College Students with Visual Impairments

2018 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-286
Author(s):  
Karla Antonelli ◽  
Jamie O'Mally ◽  
Anne Steverson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Legal Blindness

Introduction Mentors can help college graduates with visual impairments (that is, those with blindness or low vision) prepare for and seek employment in their chosen fields by serving as role models and sharing their experiences with mentees. Identifying mentoring activities and discussions most valued by mentees with visual impairments will facilitate the design of future mentoring programs. Methods A nationwide mentoring program for college students with legal blindness was implemented using an experimental longitudinal research design. Career mentors with legal blindness worked with mentees to develop knowledge and skills related to securing employment. Data included engagement in job-seeking activities, most helpful aspects of the mentoring relationship, and a participant evaluation of the program. Results Most mentees indicated that program activities and discussions related to visual impairment (for instance, disclosure and accommodation planning) and field-specific issues (such as career exploration and professional development) were of greatest value. Participants evaluated the program positively. Discussion Mentees valued knowledge, support, encouragement, and career guidance provided by mentors. Mentors valued the opportunity to contribute to the growth of young professionals with visual impairments. Implications for practitioners Students with visual impairments find value in specific aspects of mentoring relationships, and mentors are eager to work with students seeking employment. Topics and activities for future mentoring programs should include disclosure, accommodations, blindness skills, and job-search skills. Level of visual impairment and the career field should both be considered when pairing mentors with students with visual impairments preparing for employment.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Parental Marital Conflict and Social Anxiety Symptoms of Chinese College Students: Mediation Effect of Attachment

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aklilu A. Adare ◽  
Yuewen Zhang ◽  
Yaqi Hu ◽  
Zhenhong Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Marital Conflict ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Peer Attachment ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Multiple Mediation

Social anxiety has been a common problem among college students and has an adverse impact on their adaptation outcomes. Among influential factors, parental marital conflict and attachment (parental and peer attachment) have been found to be related to social anxiety symptoms of college students; however, little is known how parental marital conflict and attachment jointly contribute to social anxiety symptoms of college students. The current study explored this issue. Self-reported questionnaires of perception of children of interparental conflict scale, inventory of parent and peer attachment, and the social interaction anxiety scale were administered to 707 undergraduate students (Mean age = 19.27, SD = 0.97). Results indicated that perceived parental marital conflict was positively correlated with social anxiety symptoms and was negatively associated with parental and peer attachment. Parental and peer attachments were negatively correlated with social anxiety symptoms. Mediation analyses indicated that perceived parental marital conflict exerted its indirect effect on social anxiety symptoms through a serial multiple mediation role of parental and peer attachment. The present findings highlight the serial multiple mediation role of parental and peer attachment in the relationship between perceived parental marital conflict and social anxiety symptoms of college students.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Internet Addiction among College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Common People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Behavior

Internet Addiction is a very common issue in present era. It is influencing the life style and behavior of common people especially students. The present study was conducted on undergraduate students. The sample size consists of 60 undergraduate students (30 boys and 30 girls) of Ranchi city. The sample was selected by stratified random sampling and from different stream (arts, science, and commerce) randomly. Objectives: To know the prevalence of Internet Addiction among the sample groups; to know level of Internet addiction among sample and to examine the impacts of gender on Internet Addiction. Hypothesis: The prevalence of Internet Addiction will vary among the sample groups; levels of Internet addiction will be vary and gender will have no impact on Internet Addiction among under-graduate students. Methodology: The sample was selected by stratified random sampling. Young’s Internet Addiction scale was used for collecting data. The data were statistically analyzed using percentage analyses, Means, SD and t-test. Conclusion: According to the analysis, it was observed that prevalence of Internet addiction among under-graduate students was 13.33%.Mean score of boys and girls were 33.7 and 33.5 respectively. It is found in this study that gender does not affect Internet addiction behaviour.

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