The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between perceived parenting attitudes and career adaptability in middle school students, and to investigate the moderating effect of parental career conversations on this relationship. To achiev...
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between perceived parenting attitudes and career adaptability in middle school students, and to investigate the moderating effect of parental career conversations on this relationship. To achieve this, data from the 5th year of the 2018 Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS 2018) for 4th-grade students were analyzed. The results are as follows: First, perceived parenting attitudes were found to have a positive impact on career adaptability, meaning that higher perceived parenting attitudes lead to improved career adaptability. Second, parental career conversations were found to have a moderating effect on the relationship between perceived parenting attitudes and career adaptability. Specifically, the influence of perceived parenting attitudes on career adaptability becomes stronger as parental career conversations increase. Finally, the study discusses the implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research based on the findings.