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http://dx.doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2014.14.02.205

The relationship between humor and empowerment in clinical dental hygienist  

Kim, Young-Im (Department of Dental Hygiene, Vision University of Jeonju)
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Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene / v.14, no.2, 2014 , pp. 205-211 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between humor and empowerment in clinical dental hygienist. Methods : Subjects were 374 clinical dental hygienist in Jeollabuk-do from April 20 to June 4, 2013. Data were analyzed using the statistical package SPSS WIN 12.0 for frequency, mean and standard deviation analysis, one-way ANOVA and linear regression. Results : The mean score or the clinical dental hygienist of humor was 2.55 out of 4 each of the sub-dimensions including emotional expressiveness, message sensitivity and preference of humor. Empowerment was 3.50 out of 5 and each of the sub-dimensions including meaning, competence, self-determination and impact. There was a significantly positive correlation between the sense of humor and the empowerment. Conclusions : It is necessary to develop the empowerment combined with humor sense in the curricula of dental hygiene education and leadership management in the clinical dental hygienist.
Keywords
empowerment; humor;
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