Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of Sex-Role Identity and Parents' Child-rearing attitudes on career interest of elementary school students. To verify the study subject, surveys were distributed to 457 Grade 6 students in Gyeonggi-do. We performed factor analysis, t test, one-way ANOVA and multiple regression analysis. As the results, boys showed high interest in career in Investigative type, while in Realistic, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional types, girls showed higher interest in career. Androgynous elementary school students showed more interest in Investigative, Realistic, Artistic, Social and Enterprising type than undifferentiated students. Furthermore, those who perceive their parents' child-rearing attitude as affectionate, achievement oriented, rational and regulatory showed higher career interest. Factors influencing career interest were gender, femininity, fathers' achievement oriented nurturing attitude, mothers' regulatory nurturing attitude and education level of mother. Among them, the biggest impacting factor was gender. Therefore, to enhance the career interest of elementary school students, parents need to have desirable nurturing attitudes. In the educational field, we need to develop gender equality education and counseling programs to do our best in counseling and educational efforts in order to overcome the stereotype of sex role and let them choose their career considering their own aptitudes and interests.