大学適応の階層性に関する検討 : 保育系短期大学生を対象に

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Junior college students in a childcare training course are expected to adapt to a wide variety of conditions, to gain as much knowledge in the area of child development, and to learn certain skills about childcare during the short period of schooling. In many cases, they will work as childcare workers, two or three years after they graduate from high school. The present study examined the hierarchical adjustments of junior college students in an early childhood education course: adjustment to college, interests in specialized learning, willingness to enter a profession, and the efficacy of keeping a job were investigated. Time 1, Junior college students (N=204) completed the Hierarchical Adjustment Scale, measures of satisfaction with friends, Learning and College Life Scale, and a questionnaire of the possibilities of a career as a childcare worker. Four weeks later, at Time 2, participants (N=217) completed the Hierarchical Adjustment Scale and the Identity Status Scale. Results provided support for the reliability and validity of the Hierarchical Adjustment Scale. The analysis of cross-lagged effects model revealed that adjustment to college predicted the efficacy of keeping a job. Moreover, contrary to expectations, the efficacy of keeping a job had significant effects on interest in specialized learning and the willing to enter a profession.
2011-01-31