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http://dx.doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2017.17.03.405

The correlations between psychological empowerment, leader-member exchange (LMX) and job satisfaction in dental hygienists  

Yoon, Na-Na (Kosin University Graduate School)
Lee, Ji-Young (Department of Dental Hygiene)
Yu, Byeng-Chul (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Kosin University)
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Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene / v.17, no.3, 2017 , pp. 405-418 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives:This study aimed to identify the influences of leader-member exchange (LMX) and psychological empowerment of the dental hygienists on their job satisfaction. Methods: A self-administrated questionnaire survey was conducted from July 7 to August 2014 targeting 196 dental hygienists in Busan and Gyeongsangnamdo. Leader-member relationship, psychological empowerment and job satisfaction were evaluated by LMX scale, psychological empowerment scale and job descriptive index (JDI), respectively. Data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple Linear regression analysis. Results: Overall LMX, psychological empowerment on job satisfaction level of subjects were $3.43{\pm}0.61$, $3.38{\pm}0.66$ and $3.20{\pm}0.42$, respectively. The influential factors of LMX, psychological empowerment and job satisfaction were professional respect (subcategory of LMX), affect (subcategory of LMX), meaning (subcategory of psychological empowerment) and impact (subcategory of psychological empowerment). Conclusions: Job satisfaction of dental hygienist is closely related to professional respect, affect, meaning and impact.
Keywords
Dental hygienists; Leader-member exchange (LMX); Psychological empowerment; Job satisfaction;
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