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The Effects of Early Childhood Teachers' Happiness on Ego Resilience and Job Engagement

유아교사의 행복감이 자아탄력성과 직무열의에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, An-Na (Major in Child Care, School of Welfare, Joongbu University)
  • 김안나 (중부대학교 복지학부 아동보육전공)
  • Received : 2017.11.16
  • Accepted : 2017.12.08
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of happiness of early childhood teachers on ego resilience and job engagement. The study subjects were 243 teachers who were working in early childhood education institutes located in K and D area. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis using SPSS 18.0 Program. The study results are as follows. First, it was identified that the level of happiness, ego resilience, and job engagement of early childhood teachers were high. Secondly, happiness, ego resilience, and job engagement of early childhood teachers had a statistically significant correlation. Thirdly, the explanation power of happiness for ego resilience was 18% and self-acceptance, a subfactor of ego resilience, had an effect. Also, the explanation power of happiness for job engagement of early childhood teacher was vitality of 23%, and it was found to affect the subfactors of vitality of job engagement in the order of self-acceptance, positive personal relationship, and control over the environment. Also, the explanation power of happiness factors for undivided attention of early childhood teacher was 17%, and self-acceptance and positive personal relationship had a significantly positive effect on the undivided attention of teachers. Lastly, the explanation power of happiness factors for absorption of early childhood teacher was 14%, and self-acceptance among happiness factors of teachers had a significantly positive effect on the undivided attention of teachers. These study results suggest that the quality of early childhood education and happiness should be improved for the early childhood teachers and this may be a positive factor for the improvement of ego resilience and job engagement.

본 논문은 유아교사의 행복감이 자아탄력성과 직무열의에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보는 것이다. 본 연구의 대상은 K와 D지역에 소재한 유아교육기관에 근무하는 유아교사 243명이다. 연구 수집된 자료는 SPSS 18.0 프로그램을 이용하여 기술통계, 상관분석 및 회귀분석을 시행하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 유아 교사의 행복감, 자아탄력성, 직무열의의 수준은 모두 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 유아교사의 행복감, 자아탄력성, 직무열의 간에는 통계적으로 유의미한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 자아탄력성에 대한 행복감의 설명력은 18%였으며, 자아탄력성의 하위요인인 자아수용이 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 유아교사의 직무열의에 대한 행복감의 설명력은 활력 23%인 것으로 나타났으며, 직무열의 활력의 하위요인인 자아수용, 긍정적 대인관계, 환경에 대한 지배력 순으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 유아교사의 전념에 대한 행복감 요인들의 설명력은 17%로 나타났고, 자아수용, 긍정적 대인 관계가 교사의 전념에 유의미한 정적 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 유아교사의 몰두에 대한 행복감 요인들의 설명력은 14%로 나타났고, 교사의 행복감 요인 중에서는 자아수용이 교사의 몰두에 유의미한 정적 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 질 높은 유아교육의 보장과 유아들의 행복을 위해서는 우선 무엇보다 유아교사의 행복감이 증진되어야하며, 이는 나아가 자아탄력성과 직무열의의 향상을 위한 긍정적인 요인이 될 수 있음을 시사한다.

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