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Relationship Between Job-related Affective States and Job Attitudes: Mediating Effects of Emotional Labor

직무관련 정서상태가 직무열의 및 직무탈진에 미치는 영향: 감정노동의 매개효과

  • Jae, Hwang-Sung (School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Baek, Yoonjung (School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Boyoung (College of Business Administration, Kookmin University)
  • Received : 2014.06.23
  • Accepted : 2014.08.07
  • Published : 2014.08.31
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Abstract

This study had three purposes. First, the effects of job-related affective states on emotional labor (deep acting and surface acting) of employees engaging in service job were examined. Second, previous studies focused on the negative effects of emotional labor on job attitudes. On the other hand, this study dealt with not only the negative effects of emotional labor but also its positive effects. In particular, this study examined the effects of emotional labor on positive job attitudes, such as job commitment and job involvement, as well as negative job attitudes, such as exhaustion and cynicism. Finally, this study examined the mediation effect of emotional labor on the relationship between the job-related affective state and job attitudes. The data was collected from 150 employees working in 15 service firms in Korea. The results were as follows. First, the positive job-related affective state increased the deep-acting. On the other hand, negative job-related affective state increased surface-acting. Second, the main effect of deep-acting on positive job attitudes (dedication and vigor) was significant. In addition, the main effects of surface-acting on the negative job attitudes (exhaustion and cynicism) was significant. Finally, the mediating effect of deep-acting on the relationship between positive job-related affective state and positive job attitudes was significant. In addition, surface-acting mediated the relationship between negative job-related affective state and negative job attitudes. The theoretical and practical implications of this study are provided in the discussion session.

본 연구에서는 첫째, 서비스 업종에 종사하는 종업원들의 감정노동에 영향을 미치는 선행요인으로서 직무관련 정서상태의 효과를 검증하였으며, 둘째, 감정노동의 결과요인으로서 선행연구에서 주로 다루었던 부정적 직무태도 뿐만 아니라 긍정적 직무태도에 대한 감정노동의 효과를 고찰하였다. 마지막으로 종업원들이 과업환경에서 경험하는 직무관련 정서와 직무태도 간의 관계를 매개하는 감정노동의 효과를 검증하였다. 국내 15개 서비스 기업에 종사하는 150명의 종업원을 대상으로 실시한 설문분석 결과, 직무관련 긍정 정서상태는 종업원으로 하여금 내면행동을, 직무관련 부정 정서상태는 표면행동을 유발함이 검증되었다. 또한 내면행동은 긍정적인 직무태도인 직무헌신과 직무활력을 증진시켰으며, 표면행동은 냉소주의와 소진을 증가시켰다. 마지막으로 내면행동은 직무관련 긍정 정서상태와 긍정적인 직무태도(직무헌신, 직무활력) 간의 관계를, 표면행동은 직무관련 부정 정서상태와 부정적인 직무태도(냉소주의, 소진) 간의 관계를 각각 매개하였다. 본 연구는 종업원들의 감정노동전략이 인지적 혹은 반응적 메커니즘을 수반하여 직무관련 정서상태와 직무태도 간의 관계를 매개함을 검증하였다는 점에서 이론적 의의가 있다. 또한 실무적으로 본 연구 결과를 토대로 볼 때, 서비스 직무를 수행하는 종업원들의 서비스 질을 향상시키고 긍정적인 직무태도를 유도하기 위해서는 단순히 부정적 정서를 유발하지 않는 직무환경을 유지하는 수동적 관리보다도 긍정적 정서를 증진시킬 수 있는 과업환경을 조성하는 것이 중요함을 제안할 수 있다. 향후 연구에서는 종단적 데이터 측정이나 측정 소스의 다양화 등의 시도가 필요하다.

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