성장혼합모형을 활용한 초기 청소년의 진로성숙도변화궤적에 따른 잠재집단 분류 및 예측요인 검증

초록

This study aimed to verify the existence of latent groups exhibiting heterogeneous trajectories in early adolescent career maturity and to explore factors predicting the classification of each latent group. The ultimate goal was to develop intervention strategies for enhancing early adolescents’ career maturity from a longitudinal perspective. Data from the Korean Children and Youth Panel Study (KCPS) spanning three years, from the 13th to the 15th waves, were used, with 1203 participants selected as the study sample. Latent growth models, growth mixture models, and multinomial logistic regression were employed for analysis. The results identified three distinct latent groups based on trajectories of early adolescent career maturity: a ‘low-level rapid decline group’, a ‘high-level increase group’, and a ‘medium-level decrease group’. Factors such as self-esteem, peer attachment, and parental supervision emerged as significant predictors for classifying these latent groups, with varying degrees of influence observed across different groups. This study’s findings underscore that early adolescent career maturity can exhibit diverse developmental patterns depending on latent group membership. Therefore, enhancing career maturity requires comprehensive consideration of individual, environmental, and familial variables aligned with early adolescent career maturity levels.

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