This study aims to define structural relations of security science majors’ career satisfaction,
career identity and career decision-making self efficacy. In addition, as confirming immediate
effects, indirect effects as well as total effects, the study offers basic materials for reasonable
career exploration and career program development. In order to achieve the research goals
above, the study conducted a survey targeting a total of 239 college students specializing
in security science and carried out a structural equation model analysis.
Findings of the research are summarized as follows. First of all, major satisfaction turned
out to have significant influences on career decision, career certainty and career interest.
Second of all, the study found out that both relationship satisfaction and general satisfaction
are significantly connected with career decision and career certainty. Third of all, social
awareness appeared to have a significant influence on career interest. Fourth of all, the study
learned that in terms of career decision and career certainty, they are all significantly related
to problem solving, information collection and plan development. As for career interest, the
study noticed how significantly if affects both problem solving and information collection.
Fifth of all, major satisfaction was observed to have mediating effects on problem solving
and information collection through career decision. Sixth of all, via career certainty, major
satisfaction has mediating effects on problem solving as well as information collection.
Seventh of all, when it comes to relationship satisfaction, it has mediating effects on problem
solving, information collection and plan development through career interest. Eighth of all,
career decision helps general satisfaction have mediating effects on problem solving and information collection. Focusing on the research results above, the study discussed
implications in relation to security science including advices for any follow-up researches.