The reciprocal longitudinal relationship between career maturity and goal consciousness in Korean adolescents

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to verify the reciprocal longitudinal relationship between careermaturity and goal consciousness in Korean adolescents. To achieve this purpose, the longitudinal data ofstudents who were sixth graders in 2012, ninth graders in 2015, and twelfth graders in 2018were analyzedusing an autoregressive cross-lagged model. The results of the analysis are as follows:First, previous careermaturity and goal consciousness in adolescents have a continuing effect on subsequent career maturity andgoal consciousness. Second, the career maturity significantly influenced the goal consciousness of lateradolescents. Third, the goal consciousness significantly influenced subsequent career maturity. This studyconfirmed the mutual longitudinal effects of the autoregressive cross-lagged model among adolescent careermaturity goal consciousness. The results of this study confirmed that career maturity and goal consciousnesshave a reciprocal longitudinal relationship. These results suggest that career education is needed from theearly stage of adolescence.