This study examined the relationships among the child educare student
teachers' academic self-efficacy, self-esteem and major satisfaction. The
subjects were 158 students registered in the department of child welfare,
social welfare, and early childhood education at a 4-year university. Data
were analyzed with frequency, descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation,
and stepwise multiple regression.
The results were as follows: Firstly, there was statistically significant
correlations among the child educare student teachers' major satisfaction,
self-efficacy and self-esteem. Secondly, Multiple regression analyses
revealed that the child educare student teachers' major satisfaction was
significant variable to predict academic self-efficacy including all subscales.
And, the child educare student teachers' major satisfaction was significant
variable to predict self-esteem including all subscales.