Analysis of structural relationships among compassion competence, school pride, and depression and drop out intention of female college students

Purpose: The dropout rates among college students are more than twice that of general universities and are increasing annually. The purpose of this study was to clarify the structural relationship between the empathy competency, school pride, depression and dropout intention of female college students. Method: After conducting an online survey of 167 people at H Women's University in Seoul, a research model was created and analyzed based on previous studies, and the relationship between variables was confirmed. Results: First, empathy competency had a significant influence on dropout intention through school pride and depression. Second, school pride and depression completely mediated the relationship between empathy competency and dropout intention. Conclusion: In order to lower the dropout intention of female college students, it suggests that specific interventions are needed not only to cultivate empathy, but also to increase school pride and reduce depression.