사회초년생의 정당한 세상에 대한 개인적인 믿음과 직업적응의 관계: 소속감과 직장 내 대인관계의 매개효과

초록

The purpose of this study was to test if a sense of belonging and interpersonal relationships at the workplace would have sequential mediating effects on the relationship between belief in a just world for self and vocational adjustment among career beginners. For this purpose, an online survey was conducted for career beginners with a vocational career of less than five years to measure their belief in a just world for self, sense of belonging, interpersonal relationships at the workplace, and vocational adjustment. The results may be summarized as follows: First, a sense of belonging mediated the relationship between belief in a just world for self and vocational adjustment; Second, interpersonal relationships at the workplace mediated the relationship between belief in a just world for self and vocational adjustment; Third, a sense of belonging and interpersonal relationships at the workplace sequentially mediated the relationship between belief in a just world for self and vocational adjustment. These results indicate that career beginners’ belief in a just world for self increased on the sense of belonging, which in turn improved their interpersonal relationships at the workplace and eventually contributed to their vocational adjustment. Based on these findings, the limitations of the present study and implications for future research were discussed.

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