Context and Validation of the Korean Work Capital Scale: 한국판 일 자본 척도 타당화

Taewon Kim, Ji Hyun Lee, Seungkee Lee, Aysenur Buyukgoze-Kavas, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Department of Psychology, Ewha Womans University, South Korea, Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Ondokuz Mayıs University

Journal of Career Assessment

Published online on September 15, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Career Assessment, Ahead of Print.
Unique historical and sociocultural contexts in South Korea, including educational meritocracy (i.e.,Hakbeolism), Confucian capitalism, and economic conditions, have intensified social class inequities. This polarized social class-based work capital ...