Background: The recent instability in youth employment and the high unemployment rate among youth contribute to the employment stress experienced by graduating university students. Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between major selection motive, employment stress and employment preparation behavior of graduating physical therapy students. Design: Questionnaire design. Methods: A total of 171 graduating physical therapy students were surveyed to assess their motive for choosing a major, their employment stress, and their employment preparation behavior. Then, the correlations between these parameters were analyzed. Results: The results showed that students with high satisfaction with college life had significantly stronger motivation to choose their major, positive job preparation behaviors, and lower levels of job stress (P<.05). Moreover, high satisfaction with one’s major indicates a significantly strong motivation for major selection and positive employment preparation behavior (P<.05). A positive correlation was observed between motive for major selection and employment preparation behavior (P<.05). Conclusions: The motive for choosing a major and the employment preparation behavior of graduating physical therapy students must be examined in order to provide tailored support to prepare them for employment.

INTRODUCTION
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
    Subjects
    Measurement Methods
    Data Analysis
RESULTS
    Satisfaction of university life and major satisfaction ofsubjects
    Differences of major selection motivation according major satisfactionto satisfaction of university life and major satisfaction
    Differences of employment stress according to satisfaction of university life and  major satisfaction
    Differences of employment preparation behavioraccording to satisfaction of university life and majorsatisfaction
    Correlation Analysis of major selection motive,employment stress, employment preparation behavior
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
FUNDING
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
REFERENCES

• Joongsan Wang(Department of Physical Therapy, Howon University, Gunsan, Republic of Korea) Corresponding author