보육교사의 일반적 배경이 보육교사의 직업만족도에 미치는 영향: 자기효능감과 직무스트레스의 매개효과를 중심으로
김연아 , 박연정 , 김경은
Job Satisfaction among Korean Child Care Teachers: The Effects of Background Characteristics, Self-efficacy and Job Stress
Youn A Kim , Youn Jung Park , Kyoung Eun Kim
Abstract
This study examined how child care teachers` background characteristics, self-efficacy and job stress relate to their job satisfaction. Participants were 400 child care teachers in Seoul and Gyeonggi, Korea. Structural equation models were developed based on the authors` hypothesized model, which proposed that teachers` self-efficacy and job stress have a mediating effect in the relationship between teachers` background characteristics and job satisfaction. The results revealed that career directly influenced on self-efficacy and job stress but had no direct effect on job satisfaction. Education level was found to have a direct effect on job stress but had no direct effect on self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Teachers` self-efficacy affected job stress and job satisfaction and job stress affected job satisfaction. Furthermore, self-efficacy mediated the effects of career on job stress and job satisfaction. Additionally, job stress mediated the effects of education level and self-efficacy on job satisfaction. These results suggested that teachers` self-efficacy and job stress were key predictors and mediating variables in the relationship between background characteristics and job satisfaction.