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The correlations between psychological empowerment, leader-member exchange (LMX) and job satisfaction in dental hygienists

치과위생사의 심리적 임파워먼트 및 리더-구성원 간 교환관계(LMX)와 직무 만족도의 관련성

  • 윤나나 (고신대학교 대학원) ;
  • 이지영 (진주보건대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 유병철 (고신대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2017.04.04
  • Accepted : 2017.05.26
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives:This study aimed to identify the influences of leader-member exchange (LMX) and psychological empowerment of the dental hygienists on their job satisfaction. Methods: A self-administrated questionnaire survey was conducted from July 7 to August 2014 targeting 196 dental hygienists in Busan and Gyeongsangnamdo. Leader-member relationship, psychological empowerment and job satisfaction were evaluated by LMX scale, psychological empowerment scale and job descriptive index (JDI), respectively. Data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple Linear regression analysis. Results: Overall LMX, psychological empowerment on job satisfaction level of subjects were $3.43{\pm}0.61$, $3.38{\pm}0.66$ and $3.20{\pm}0.42$, respectively. The influential factors of LMX, psychological empowerment and job satisfaction were professional respect (subcategory of LMX), affect (subcategory of LMX), meaning (subcategory of psychological empowerment) and impact (subcategory of psychological empowerment). Conclusions: Job satisfaction of dental hygienist is closely related to professional respect, affect, meaning and impact.

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