청소년의 진로 결정이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향 분석

Analysis of the Effect of Adolescent's Career Decision on the Quality of Life

이 연구의 목적은 청소년의 진로 결정이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 분석하는 것이다.연구목적을 달성하기 위해 ‘한국아동·청소년패널조사 2018’ 2차년도(중2) 자료를 분석에 활용하였고, 경향점수매칭 분석을 실시하여 진로 결정에 따른 집단 간의 선택편의문제를 해결하였다. 분석 결과, 중학교 2학년 시기에 진로를 결정한 청소년들의 삶의질 수준이 진로를 결정하지 않은 청소년들과 비교했을 때 통계적으로 유의미하게 더높은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 청소년들 삶의 많은 부분을 차지하는 학교생활을 통해진로탐색과 교육이 적극적으로 이루어지도록 지원할 필요가 있다.

In order to achieve the purpose of this study, the second year(2019) data of the ‘Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey’ were used. This study was analyzed using propensity score matching to solve the problem of existing selections bias between the groups who decided career and the group who did not. It was found that the quality of life of adolescents who decided on a career in the second year of middle school were statistically significantly higher than those who did not. Even after achieving equivalence between the two groups through propensity score matching, in all factors of quality of life, the quality of life of adolescents who decided on a career remained at a higher level. This study suggested policy implications for importance of adolescent’s career decision. In schools it is necessary to support adolescent’s career education for career development.