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KMID : 1035420220100020095
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2022 Volume.10 No. 2 p.95 ~ p.104
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The Effect of Communication Ability of Health-Related Majoring Students on College Life Adjustment
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Jang Cheul
Kim Min-Ho
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study aimed to investigate the effects of health science majors’ communication skills on their adjustment to college life.
Methods : The subjects were 336 college students majoring in health science at colleges located in Busan. The survey’s questionnaire comprised 38 items, including 15 items for communication skills and 19 items for adjustment to college life.
Results : In the gender-based comparison of communication skills and adjustment to college life, female students had better communication skills, with overall higher scores than male students for the understanding others and communication. In the age-based comparison of communication skills and adjustment to college life, students aged 21 to 22 showed the best communication skills, while students aged 18 to 20 exhibited the least communication skills. In terms of adjustment to college life, those aged 25 or older scored the highest, and those aged 21 to 22 scored the lowest. In the school-year-based comparison of communication skills and adjustment to college life, third- and first-year students showed the best and least communication skills, respectively. Overall, third- and fourth-year students were more adjusted at adjusting to college life than first- and second-year students. Third-year students also scored the highest in academic adjustment, whereas second-year students scored the lowest. In terms of relationships between the students’ communication skills and their adjustment to college life, communication skills were positively correlated with the following subdomains: understanding of others, self-expression, and communication. Communication skills also showed a positive correlation with adjustment to the college environment, including personal-emotional adjustment.
Conclusions : The present study found that communication skills did not significantly affect health science majors’ adjustment to college life. However, given that communication skills are an essential factor for effective work performance and greater job satisfaction, it is recommended that colleges provide students with relevant education and experiences to help them enhance communication skills while in school.
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KEYWORD
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college life adjustment, communication ability, health college students, interpersonal skill
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