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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2021.19.9.343

The Effect of the Distributive Justice on the Job Satisfaction of Social Workers in Rehabilitation Facilities: the Mediating Effect of Empowerment  

Lee, Byoung-Rock (Department of Social Welfare, Konyang University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.19, no.9, 2021 , pp. 343-348 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research analyzed the influence of distributive justice on the job satisfaction and the mediating effect of the empowerment of social workers in rehabilitation facilities for disabled persons. A survey of 241 social workers being engaged in the facilities of A Metropolitan City and B Province was conducted. The analysis result of this research is as follows : the social workers' distributive justice influenced the job satisfaction positively and the empowerment mediated between the distributive justice and the job satisfaction. According to these results, some solutions can be presented to promote their job satisfaction. It is necessary to improve the social workers' perception of distributive justice and their empowerment through various methods. I think that this study will contribute to the improvement of the level of services in the facilities and desirable community life and self-reliant life of the disabled.
Keywords
Rehabilitation Facilities; Social Workers; Distributive Justice; Job Satisfaction; Empowerment;
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