Effect Assessment of Safety Education in Laboratories of Department of Dental Technology Applied of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)

TPB 이론을 적용한 치기공학 전공 대학생들의 실습실 안전교육 효과 평가

Objective: This study is a quasi-experimental study by nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design, performed in order to identify whether the program developed on the basis of Ajzen(1988, 1991)'s theory of planned behavior (TPB) for predicting the safety behavior of students of department of dental technology affects intention toward safety behavior and general behavior. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify whether the safety education in laboratories in which knowledge is reinforced on the basis of the TPB theory affects safety behavior. Methodology: The theoretical framework of this study was established on the basis of the TPB by Ajzen(1988, 1991). This study was performed between May 20 and December 5, 2006, and the subjects included 101 in the experimental group and 98 in the control group, a total of 199. The experimental group was educated through six 50-minute sessions (twice a week) for three weeks. The experimental group was pretested, educated, and then asked to answer the pro-questionnaire after finishing the sixth session, but the control group was free from intervention. The research tool in this study was developed by the authors with reference to the process of tool development used in Schifter and Ajzen (1985) based on Ajzen and Fishbein(1980)'s tool development guide. Results: The data were analyzed through SPSS 14.0 version. The reliability test of attitude, subjective norm, perceived norm, intention, and behavior toward safety behavior as TPB variables was calculated of Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and general characteristics and the homogeneity test of the experimental and the control groups were analyzed through t test and $X^2$ test. According to the results of the analysis, the experiment group may be higher than the control group after the safety education in the scores of attitude, the subjective norm, the perceived norm, and the intention toward safety behavior as TPB independent variables showed no significant difference, but there was significant difference in the behavior and the knowledge. Meanwhile, according to the results of the pretest and posttest, eleven items in the experimental group and two items in the control group showed significant difference in the behaviors, and twelve in the former and four in the latter were significantly different in the knowledge. Conclusion: The safety education program developed on the basis of TPB was identified to enhance safety behavior and knowledge. Therefore, the safety education program used in this study for students of department of dental technology may be utilized as database for safety education in the department of dental technology.

본 연구는 치기공과 학생들의 안전 행동 예측을 위하여 Ajzen(1988, 1991)의 계획된 행위이론에 근거하여 개발한 프로그램이 안전 행동 의도와 행동에 영향을 미치는지 확인하기 위하여 실시된 비동등성 대조군 전 후 설계에 의한 유사 실험연구로 본 연구 결과 사고예방 교육 후 실험군이 대조군보다 TPB 독립 변수인 안전행동에 대한 태도, 주관적 규범, 지각된 행위통제, 안전행동 의도 점수가 더 높을 것이다는 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았으나 행동과 지식은 유의미한 차이가 나타났다. 행동에 있어서 사전, 사후 조사 결과 유의한 차이가 나타난 항목은 실험군의 경우 11개이었고, 대조군은 2개로 나타났으며, 지식은 실험군의 경우 12개, 대조군은 4개로 나타났다. 따라서 안전 행동에는 태도, 규범, 지각된 행위통제보다 지식이 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으므로 치기공과 학생들을 위한 실습실 안전교육시 사용하는 재료나 도구에 대한 안전 수칙이나 안전행동 방법에 대한 직접적인 지식교육이 1차적으로 이루어져야 하며 더불어 태도나 규범, 행위통제에 대한 교육이 이루어져야 할 것이라고 판단된다. 따라서 안전행동 방법에 대한 지식을 강화하고 생명의 존엄성과 안전의 중요성을 인식시켜 안전행동을 하도록 교육하는 것이 필요하다.