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Objectives In this study, researchers established a major relational environmental factor and personal internal factors predicted to affect job-seeking anxiety. The purpose of this study is to examine the sequential mediating effects of personal internal factors (self-soothing ability, intolerance of uncertainty) in the process that a relational environmental factor (insecure adult attachment) affects employment-preparation behavior through job-seeking anxiety. Methods For this study, a survey was conducted online. The data were collected from 301 college students who are juniors or seniors at a four-year college in 14 regions across the country. The participants in this survey were 137 male students (45.5%) and 164 female students (54.5%). Among these participants, college students preparing for employment were 251 (83%). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21 and R program Package ‘boot’. Results As a result of the study, it was found that the higher the job-seeking anxiety, the higher the employment-preparation behavior. Through the additional analysis, it was confirmed that the employment-preparation behavior may appear differently based on the critical point of the job-seeking anxiety level. Next, the mediating effect of insecure adult attachment going to employment-preparation behavior through only job-seeking anxiety was not significant, but the mediating effect of sequentially going through two mediator variables, ‘self-soothing ability & job-seeking anxiety’, was significant. In the case of ‘intolerance of uncertainty & job-seeking anxiety’, the analysis conditions for the mediated model were not satisfied. However, in the influence of insecure adult attachment on employment-preparation behavior, it was found that the triple-mediated effect of ‘self-soothing ability, intolerance of uncertainty, and job-seeking anxiety’ was significant. It was confirmed that between two individual internal factors, self-soothing ability acted as a leading factor. Conclusions This study verified the model integrally considering a relational environmental factor and individual internal factors that can have a major impact on job-seeking anxiety and employment-preparation behavior. According to this study, researchers identified the specific areas that can be provided or intervened in counseling and education. Based on the result of this study, it presented the significance, implications of the study, and suggestion about the follow-up research.

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