The Relationship between Major Choice Decision, Intention to Change Major, Major Satisfaction and Major Commitment recognized by college students and graduates in Seoul

Objectives This study analyzed the correlation between the decision factors of the first major Choice of university students and graduates and the intention to change major, and further verified the mediating effect of major satisfaction and major commitment in this process. Methods For this purpose, 299 copies were used for the final statistical analysis except 11 copies of the total 310 copies of the questionnaires, which were missing or repeated the same responses, and frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, correlation and multiple regression analysis, and mediating effect analysis were conducted using SPSS statistical analysis program. Results First, personal factors and future factors among the sub-factors of major choice decision factors had a significant positive effect on major satisfaction, major commitment, and major change intention. This means that as the factors of major choice decision are higher in personal factors or future factors, it can act as a positive psychological mechanism that lowers unnecessary and negative major change intentions. Second, major satisfaction and major commitment had a significant negative effect on major change intention. Third, among the sub-factors of major choice decision factors, major satisfaction and major commitment played a full mediating role between personal factors, future factors and major change intentions. The higher the degree of major satisfaction and commitment, which are parameters, the more it can be inferred that it is ultimately related to the effect of lowering the negative major change intention. Conclusions The implications of this study are as follows: First, it is possible to use the core variables necessary to increase the satisfaction and immersion level of the majors recognized by actual university students and graduates and to minimize the intention to change the majors, and to be used as basic data for effective majors, careers, and future design. Second, the necessity of attracting talented people due to the recent decrease in the number of college entrance age population and the necessity of establishing practical policies to improve the satisfaction and immersion of college students in order to enhance university competitiveness and economic efficiency.