The Mediating Effects of Career Decision-Making Intrinsic Motivation and Career Maturity in the Relationship between High School Students’ Perceived Parental Rearing Attitudes and Career Preparation Behaviors

Objective: This study attempted to investigate the structural relationship between positive parenting attitude, career decision motivation, career maturity, and career preparation behavior for high school students. Methods: To this end, a survey was conducted on 379 high school students (270 boys and 109 girls) in K city in Gyeongsangnam-do, and SPSS 20.0 and Amos 22.0 were used for data analysis. Results: The results of this study are as follows. First, positive parenting attitude, career decision motivation, career maturity, and career preparation behavior, positive parenting attitude had a positive significant effect on career decision motivation and career maturity, but did not have a significant effect on career preparation behavior. In addition, career decision-making motivation and career maturity had a positive and significant effect on career preparation behavior. Second, positive parenting attitude and career preparation behavior, the significant mediating effect of career decision motivation and career maturity was confirmed. Conclusions: This study is significant in that it confirmed that parents’ positive parenting attitude influences career adaptation.