The Effects of Career Exploration Education Satisfaction and Major Satisfaction on Career Decision-making Level: A Comparison of Domestic Chinese College Students and Chinese International Students in Korea

Based on previous studies, this research aims to investigate the relationship among career exploration education participation satisfaction, major satisfaction, and career decision-making level among Chinese domestic university students and Chinese international students in Korea as separate research subjects. The research findings can be summarized as follows. Looking at the descriptive statistics of career exploration education participation satisfaction, major satisfaction, and career decision-making level of Chinese students, the statistics for domestic university students are higher than those for international students. Second, for Chinese domestic university students, multiple regression analysis results show that career exploration education participation (β=.158, p.05) and major satisfaction (β=.558, p.001) both have a positive effect on career decision-making level. For Chinese international students, multiple regression analysis results also show that career exploration education participation (β=.349, p.001) and major satisfaction (β=.407, p.001) both have a positive effect on career decision-making level. Third, looking at the logistic regression results, for Chinese domestic university students, career exploration education participation satisfaction (Wald=3.650, p.05) has a significant impact on post-graduation career decision-making, while major satisfaction (Wald=22.959, p.05) does not. For Chinese international students in Korea, career exploration education participation (Wald=10.872, p.01) has a significant impact on post-graduation career decision-making, while major satisfaction (Wald=5.072, p.05) also has a significant impact.