A Study on the Demographic Characteristics, Personality Types, and Cognitive Styles Affecting Job Satisfaction of University Librarians

대학도서관 사서들의 인구적 특성과 성격유형 및 인지양식이 직무만족에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • Published : 1999.03.01

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of individual factors, such as demographic characteristics, personality types and cognitive styles, on job satisfaction of university librarians. The study further investigated the relationships and interaction effects among those factors. Three independent variables examined were demographic characteristics (sex, age, year at work, and position), personality types (Type A and Type B), and cognitive styles (Held-dependence and Held-independence). The dependent varilable was the level of job satisfaction. five factors that affect the level of job satisfaction were the nature of work, salary level promotion practices, supervision style, and the relationships with co-wokers. The number of subjects participated in the study was 166 university librarians working in Pusan area. The SPSSWIN package was used for statistical analysis.

본 연구의 목적은 대학도서관 사서들의 인구적 특성, 성격유형 및 인지양식 등의 개인차 요인들이 개별적 혹은 복합적으로 어떠한 차이로 직무만족에 영향을 미치고, 어떤 작용효과를 나타내는지 그 관계를 밝히는데 있다. 독립변수는 인구적 특성(성별 연령, 근무년수, 직위), 성격유형(A형, B형), 인지양식(장의존적, 장독립적)의 3개 변수를 설정하고 종속변수는 직무만족이다. 직무만족에 영향을 미치는 5개 요인은 직무자체, 급여, 승진, 관리감독 및 동료관계이다. 데이터는 부산시내에 소재하는 11개 4년제대학 도서관의 사서 166명을 대상으로 하였으며 수집된 데이터는 SPSSWIN을 이용하여 통계처리하였다.

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