Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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A Phenomenological Study on the Job Stress experienced by Emotional Labors: Focusing on the Call Center Consultant

감정노동자가 경험하는 직무스트레스에 관한 현상학적 연구: 콜센터 상담사를 중심으로

  • Lee, Mi-Young (Dept. of Psychotherapy & Counseling, Howon University)
  • 이미영 (호원대학교 심리상담치료학과)
  • Received : 2017.07.17
  • Accepted : 2017.09.20
  • Published : 2017.09.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the content of job stress experienced by call center consultants. For that purpose, the investigator interviewed 11 call center consultants one-on-one in D City, conducting qualitative analysis of content of job stress they experienced according to Giorgi's phenomenological analysis procedure. As a result, there were classifications of job characteristics and individual characteristics. They were further classified into 8 categories and 24 subcategories. As for job characteristics, there were "limitations of work performance," "work burden," "inflexible work style," "uncontrolled customers," and "controlled demand." As for individual characteristics, there were "psychological instability," "personality vulnerabilities," and "poor coping resources." The categories of job characteristics and personal characteristics were classified into limit and control levels, respectively. It is found that poor coping resources mediate between job stress and personal characteristics. Based on these results, we discussed not only the existing organizational responses but also the combined interventions that mitigate the psychological stress after the unstable psychological state of the individual.

본 연구의 목적은 감정노동자가 경험하는 직무스트레스의 내용이 무엇인지에 대해서 탐색하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 D시 소재 컨택센터협회에 소속되어 있는 100여개의 콜센터 중에서 콜센터 상담사 11명을 일대일로 면담하여 이들이 경험하는 직무와 관련된 스트레스의 내용이 무엇인지 Giorgi의 현상학적 분석 절차에 따라 질적 분석을 하였다. 분석결과 직무특성과 개인특성으로 구분하여 총 8개의 범주와 24개의 하위범주를 도출하였다. 직무특성에는 "업무수행의 한계", "업무의 부담", "경직된 업무방식", "통제가 안 되는 고객", "통제된 요구"로 구분하였다. 그리고 개인특성에는 "심리적 불안정", "성격적 취약성", "빈약한 대처자원"으로 구분되었다. 직무특성과 개인특성의 범주는 각각 한계 수준과 통제수준으로 구분되었으며 직무스트레스와 개인특성 간에 빈약한 대처자원이 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과를 토대로 기존의 조직차원에서의 대응뿐만 아니라 개인의 불안정한 심리상태 파악 후 심리적 스트레스를 완화시키는 융복합적 중재에 대해 논의를 하였다.

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