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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2016.30.1.096

A Study on the Impacting Factors Influencing on the Volunteer Firefighter's Satisfaction in Sejong City Upon their Activities as a Volunteer Firefighter  

Kim, Seon Woong (Department of Fire Fight Safety and Management, Kongju National University)
Lee, Wonjoo (Department of Fire Fight Safety and Management, Kongju National University)
Lee, Chang-Seop (Daegu Fire Services)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.30, no.1, 2016 , pp. 96-103 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to study effects of participation motivations, relationships, and compensation on a satisfaction in activity of volunteer firefighter. For this purpose, we surveyed 106 volunteer firefighter worked in Sejong city. The survey data was analyzed the reliability in questionnaire design by SPSS 20.0 win program. Also, the interrelationship of each factors were confirmed by analysis of frequency, percentage and regression analysis. Furthermore, the regression analysis was performed in order to investigate effects of motivations, interpersonal relationships, and compensation on a satisfaction in activity of volunteer firefighter. A factor of motivations, interpersonal relationships, and compensation was found to be a positive influence on a satisfaction in activity of volunteer firefighter under significance probability of < 0.05. The overall satisfaction was influenced in order of motivations, compensation, interpersonal relationships. This paper is expected to serve as a basis for the efficient operation of the Korean Volunteer Fire Department.
Keywords
Volunteer firefighter; Satisfaction; Motivations; Interpersonal relationships; Rewards;
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