The Relationships between Career Maturity, Anxiety and School Related Adjustment Levels of Adolescents
Mi Kyung Choi
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between career maturity, anxiety and school related adjustments levels of adolescents. A sample of 319 I th grade high school students in Seoul Metropolitan area participated in this study. TIle subjects completed questionnaires on the levels of school related adjustments, anxiety and career maturity. Data were analyzed by means of Pearson`s correlation coefficients, as well as multiple and hierarchical regressions. Career maturity, as welJ as anxiety was founded to be a predictor to the school related adjustments levels of adolescents; significant interactional effects wcre found between career maturity and anxiety in terms of school related adjustments. These results indicate the need for possible interventions in relation 10 adolescents` anxiety levels and 10 improve the school related adjustments levels of adolescents.