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Influence of dental technicians' image and major satisfaction upon dental technology students' dropout intention

치과기공사 이미지와 전공만족도가 치기공과 학생의 중도탈락의도에 미치는 영향

  • Eun-Ja, Kwon (Department of Dental Laboratory Technology, Hyejeon College) ;
  • Chang-Hee, Kim (Department of Dental Hygiene, Chung-Cheong University) ;
  • Hyeong-Mi, Kim (Department of Dental Hygiene, Chung-Cheong University)
  • Received : 2022.11.01
  • Accepted : 2022.12.03
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

This study was carried out to understand the influence of dental technicians' image and major satisfaction on dental technology students' dropout intention. A questionnaire survey was administered to 273 students in the Department of Dental Technology. Frequency analysis, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis were performed. The results are as follows: The image of dental technicians differed significantly depending on factors such as school year, personality, whether a family member is a dental technician or not, reason for choosing a department, difficulty in one's own academic life, and disciplinary life adaptation (p<0.05). The image of dental technicians was seen to be positively perceived when the respondent had an affirmative personality, or had a dental technician among family members or chose the department for its uniqueness, or found no difficulty in academic life, and adapted well to a situational or environmental change. Major satisfaction of dental technicians was seen a meaningful difference in items such as school year, personality, awareness of dental technicians, reason for choosing a department, the difficulty in own academic life, and the disciplinary life adaptation (p<0.05). Individuals with high major satisfaction and low dropout intention included those with a positive personality, who think affirmatively about dental technicians, who chose a department owing to suiting the aptitude and interest or to the uniqueness of the major. The influential factors on dropout intention included general satisfaction out of major satisfaction, perspective and self-confident image among dental technicians, and an awareness of dental technicians. The establishment of a desirable image of dental technicians and the improvement in major satisfaction are considered likely to contribute to reducing the dropout intention of dental technology students.

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본 논문은 2022년도 혜전대학교 교내 학술연구비 지원에 의하여 수행된 것임.

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