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The Effects of Early Childhood Teachers' Happiness and Job Satisfaction on Their Psychological Burnout

유아교사의 행복감과 직무만족도가 심리적 소진에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2020.01.30
  • Accepted : 2020.02.23
  • Published : 2020.05.31
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Abstract

We aimed to investigate the effects of early childhood teachers' happiness and job satisfaction on their psychological burnout. The subjects were 238 early childhood teachers in Metropolitan area, South Korea. We measured subjects' happiness, job satisfaction, and psychological burnout using the questionnaire surveys. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analyses, and the analyses of multiple regression using SPSS 26.0. As results, early childhood teachers' happiness and job satisfaction showed the statistically significant negative correlation with psychological burnout. It was found that early childhood teachers' happiness and job satisfaction statistically significantly affected psychological burnout. The results implied that the negative effects of early childhood teachers' psychological burnouts would be reduced or prevented through practical effort to enhance their happiness and job satisfaction.

본 연구의 목적은 유아교사의 행복감과 직무스트레스가 교사-유아상호작용에 미치는 영향을 알아보는 것이다. 연구대상은 수도권 소재 유치원과 어린이집에 근무하는 유아교사 238명이다. 연구대상의 행복감과 직무만족도 및 심리적 소진은 설문지를 사용하여 측정되었다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 26.0을 활용하여 분석했으며, 기술통계분석과 Pearson 상관관계분석 및 중다회귀분석을 실시했다. 연구결과로는 첫째, 유아교사의 행복감과 직무만족도 수준이 높을수록 심리적 소진의 수준이 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 유아교사의 높은 행복감과 직무만족도가 심리적 소진을 경감시키는 영향을 미치는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 본 연구결과는 유아교사의 행복감과 직무만족도를 증진시키는 다양한 지원을 통해 심리적 소진으로 인한 부정적 영향을 감소키시거나 예방할 수 있음을 시사한다.

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