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<p>To explore the vocational identity formation process of Korean university students with undifferentiated vocational identity status, we examined their career-related experiences, influencing factors, and the meanings they assign to these experiences. While previous research has identified this status as prevalent in both Korean and Western contexts, an in-depth understanding of this status remains limited. We used the Vocational Identity Status Assessment-Korean (VISA-K) to classify the vocational identity status of 92 university students and conducted interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) with four participants in the undifferentiated status. Participants experienced internal conflict caused by an imbalance between significant others’ influences and their agency, encountered discrepancies between career expectations and reality within the context of limited career exploration, and experienced how an unstable life impacts their career domain. Additionally, while developing career attachments, they hesitated to take concrete action. This study contributes to our understanding of undifferentiated vocational identity statuses among Korean university students and suggests intervention strategies for supporting students in this status.</p>

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Why Did They Choose to “Wait and See?”: Understanding Undifferentiated Vocational Identity Status in Korean University Students

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    2026年4月1日

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  • Yonghee Kim,
  • Soonhwa Yoo

摘要

To explore the vocational identity formation process of Korean university students with undifferentiated vocational identity status, we examined their career-related experiences, influencing factors, and the meanings they assign to these experiences. While previous research has identified this status as prevalent in both Korean and Western contexts, an in-depth understanding of this status remains limited. We used the Vocational Identity Status Assessment-Korean (VISA-K) to classify the vocational identity status of 92 university students and conducted interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) with four participants in the undifferentiated status. Participants experienced internal conflict caused by an imbalance between significant others’ influences and their agency, encountered discrepancies between career expectations and reality within the context of limited career exploration, and experienced how an unstable life impacts their career domain. Additionally, while developing career attachments, they hesitated to take concrete action. This study contributes to our understanding of undifferentiated vocational identity statuses among Korean university students and suggests intervention strategies for supporting students in this status.