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The Influence of Childcare Teachers' Empathy Ability and teaching flow on Happiness

보육교사의 공감능력 및 교수몰입이 행복감에 미치는 영향

  • Park, SungYeon (Department of Culture and Arts Contents, Dongbang Culture Graduate University) ;
  • Cho, Sung-je (Department of Culture and Arts Contents, Dongbang Culture Graduate University)
  • 박승연 (동방문화대학원대학교 문화예술콘텐츠학과) ;
  • 조성제 (동방문화대학원대학교 문화예술콘텐츠학과)
  • Received : 2021.01.29
  • Accepted : 2021.06.04
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

This study examined the effects of childcare teachers' empathy, teaching commitment, and feelings of happiness. The subjects were 111 childcare teachers in U city. The frequency, reliability, and correlation analysis were performed using the SPSS 22.0 program, and regression analysis was performed on the causal relationship between the variables. First, the childcare teacher's cognitive empathy factor had a positive effect on the sense of happiness. On the other hand, the emotional empathy factor, a sub-factor of the empathy ability, did not affect the feeling of happiness. Second, the childcare teacher's teaching commitment had a significant positive effect on happiness. This means that a higher cognitive empathy factor, a sub-factor of the childcare teacher's empathy ability, resulted in a higher sense of happiness. Moreover, a higher instructional commitment factor indicated a higher sense of happiness. This study provides basic data for preparing measures to improve the sense of happiness of childcare teachers by grasping the relationship between childcare teachers' empathy ability, teaching commitment, and feelings of happiness.

본 연구의 목적은 보육교사의 공감능력, 교수몰입, 행복감에 미치는 영향을 분석하는데 있다. 연구대상은 U시 보육교사 111명을 대상으로 실시하였다. 분석방법은 SPSS 22.0 프로그램을 사용하여 빈도분석, 신뢰도분석, 상관관계분석을 실시하였으며, 변수 간의 인과관계에 대한 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 보육교사의 공감능력이 행복감에 미치는 하위요인인 인지적 공감 요인은 행복감에 긍정적으로 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 반면, 교사의 공감능력의 하위요인인 정서적 공감 요인은 행복감에 유의미한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 보육교사의 교수몰입이 행복감에 미치는 영향을 살펴본 결과 교수몰입 요인은 행복감에 긍정적으로 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 보육교사의 공감능력 하위요인인 인지적 공감 요인이 높을수록 행복감이 높아지며, 교수몰입 요인이 높을수록 행복감이 높아진다는 것을 의미하는 것이다. 본 연구의 시사점은 보육교사의 공감능력, 교수몰입, 행복감과의 관계를 파악함으로써 보육교사들의 행복감 향상을 위한 방안 마련의 기초자료가 될 것으로 사료된다.

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본 논문은 동방문화대학원대학교 연구과제로 수행되었음.

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